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| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-10-22 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 452 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a general score of 90.9, which is better than Xperia 1's 82.6 score. Although the Huawei Mate 40 Pro is newer than Xperia 1, it is thicker and heavier. Xperia 1 has a more vivid display than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel density and a better resolution of 1644 x 3840px.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a little bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia 1, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Xperia 1 has a slightly better storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro takes much clearer pictures and videos than Sony Xperia 1, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low light images and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also counts with a lot larger back camera sensor providing a way higher image quality, a back camera with a way better resolution and higher video frame rate.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro features longer battery performance than Xperia 1, because it has a 32% bigger battery size.
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