Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-01-31 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.67 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.88 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a little bit better than Xperia XZ2 Compact, getting an 82.7 score against 79. Both of these devices use the same Android 8.0 Oreo OS (operating system). Although the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is older and a little bit heavier than the Xperia XZ2 Compact, it's construction is still noticeably thinner.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has a bit superior processor than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores. Xperia XZ2 Compact features just a bit better screen than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, although it has a quite lower display pixels density, a way worse 1080 x 2160px resolution and a quite smaller screen.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a greater memory to install applications and games than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a very superior battery duration than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 2870mAh.
Xperia XZ2 Compact takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a larger diafragm aperture for better images and video in low light environments, a way better resolution back facing camera, higher 60 fps video frame rate and a much larger back-facing camera sensor which offers a lot higher image and video quality.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.