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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 91 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2020-05-22 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black and Purple |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 II is way better than Huawei Mate 9, having a 91 score against 73.4. The Xperia 1 II is a just a little bit lighter phone than the Huawei Mate 9, but both have the same thickness. The Xperia 1 II counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xperia 1 II also has more RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia 1 II counts with a sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a way better screen pixel density, a lot better 1644 x 3840 pixels resolution and a little bit larger screen. The Xperia 1 II takes way better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same resolution camera, the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Xperia 1 II also has a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking lot better quality videos and photographs and a much larger aperture for better low-light photos and video.
The Xperia 1 II has a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1000 GB and 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Sony Xperia 1 II and Huawei Mate 9 have really similar batteries performance.
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