Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 90.9 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-10-22 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.41 x 2.97 x 0.36 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and Mystic silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 2772 x 1334 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 452 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G78 MP24 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 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 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.24 | 4.88 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a global score of 90.9, which is better than the Xperia XZ2 Compact's score of 79. Although the Huawei Mate 40 Pro is incredibly heavier than the Xperia XZ2 Compact, it's noticeably thinner and noticeably newer. Both phones we compare here use Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei Mate 40 Pro has the previous 10 version and Xperia XZ2 Compact has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate 40 Pro, because although it has a much lower 1080 x 2160 resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better pixel density. Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with a better memory capacity to install games and applications than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro counts with just a bit better performance than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a much better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 4400mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei Mate 40 Pro has a better camera than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 60 fps video frame rates, the Huawei Mate 40 Pro also has a lot larger sensor which provides a way better photo and video quality, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better captures and videos in poorly lited environments and a back camera with way more mega-pixels.
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