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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xperia XA2 Plus is slightly better than Huawei Mate 9, getting a global score of 78.6 against 73.4. The Xperia XA2 Plus construction is newer than Huawei Mate 9's, but it is just a little heavier and somewhat thicker. The Huawei Mate 9 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, although it has lesser RAM, they both have 8 cores.
Xperia XA2 Plus has a bit sharper display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2160, a quite higher quantity of pixels in each display inch and a bit bigger screen. Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a bit more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Xperia XA2 Plus also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB.
The Huawei Mate 9 counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a 12% larger battery capacity. Xperia XA2 Plus captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Xperia XA2 Plus also has a lot higher resolution back camera, a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photos and videos and a way larger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and pictures.
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