Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.7 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 14 |
| 2017-01-10 | -- |
| 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 5.96 ounces | -- |
| Gold and Gray | Black |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 775.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 VI has a general score of 83.2, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate 9 Pro's 78.7 general score. The Xperia 1 VI construction is much lighter and a lot thinner than Huawei Mate 9 Pro. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android OS (operating system), but the Xperia 1 VI has the previous 14 version and Huawei Mate 9 Pro has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a little sharper screen than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a much smaller display, a just a bit worse pixel amount in each inch in the screen and a lot worse resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The Xperia 1 VI has much more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has more internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1 TB.
The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a much powerful processing unit than Xperia 1 VI, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Xperia 1 VI features superior battery performance than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, because it has a 5000mAh battery size. Xperia 1 VI takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same video quality, the Xperia 1 VI also has a much larger camera sensor capturing much better quality pictures and videos, faster 120 frames per second video frame rates, a larger aperture for better low-light photography and a much more MP back facing camera.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.