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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| 2015-12-01 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 690.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.42 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Xperia XZ Premium is a little bit better than Huawei Mate 8, having a 79.8 score against 77.4. The Xperia XZ Premium is a a little heavier device than the Huawei Mate 8, but both are equally thin. The Xperia XZ Premium counts with a little bit better processing power than Huawei Mate 8. Both of them have 8 cores and a 4 GB RAM.
The Xperia XZ Premium counts with a much more vibrant display than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with way more pixels per screen inch and a lot higher 2160 x 3840 pixels resolution. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a much better camera than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have a F2 camera aperture, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium also has a way higher video quality and a back camera with more mega-pixels.
Huawei Mate 8 features more memory capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that holds 128 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate 8 counts with greater battery performance than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
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