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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-31 | 2018-10-17 |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9.2 |
| 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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 has an overall score of 82.7, which is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ3's 79.6 score. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has older 8.0 Oreo version and Sony Xperia XZ3 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's construction is extremely thinner and lighter than Sony Xperia XZ3, even though it was released about 21 months before.
The Sony Xperia XZ3 has a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Sony Xperia XZ3 has a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, because it has a bit bigger display, a little bit greater number of pixels per inch in the screen and a little bit higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bigger memory for games and applications than Sony Xperia XZ3, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Sony Xperia XZ3 shoots a bit better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also has a way more mega pixels back-facing camera, a bigger aperture for better low light photography and a much bigger sensor shooting much better quality photos and videos.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with superior battery duration than Xperia XZ3, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3330mAh.
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