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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| 2017-01-06 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.66 |
| 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 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.45 |
| 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 |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.64 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia XZ1 is slightly better than the Huawei Mate 9, with a 78.3 score against 73.4. The Xperia XZ1 is a a bit thinner and somewhat lighter device than Huawei Mate 9, although they were released with only 9 months difference. Xperia XZ1's processing unit is just as good as the CPU in Huawei Mate 9, they have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
Xperia XZ1 counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Xperia XZ1 also counts with a little bit greater pixel count in each inch in the screen. Xperia XZ1 features a much better storage to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Xperia XZ1 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB.
Huawei Mate 9 has a very superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ1, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2700mAh. The Xperia XZ1 features a greater camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xperia XZ1 also has a much more MP camera, a way larger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a larger aperture.
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