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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-01-31 | 2017-06-01 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 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 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a global score of 82.7, which is slightly better than Xperia XZ Premium's 79.8 general score. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a a little thinner and somewhat lighter device than Xperia XZ Premium, even when both were only released with a few months difference. Sony Xperia XZ Premium's CPU is very similar to Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's CPU, and although the Sony Xperia XZ Premium has 2 GB less RAM, they both have 8 cores.
Xperia XZ Premium features a much better screen than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Xperia XZ Premium also has a greater screen pixel density and a way higher resolution of 2160 x 3840 pixels. Xperia XZ Premium takes slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Xperia XZ Premium also has a way more mega pixels camera, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light photography and a way bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a very superior storage for applications and games than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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