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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.1 |
| 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.88 |
| 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
The Xperia XZ2 Compact has an overall score of 79, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9's 73.4 general score. The Xperia XZ2 Compact body is newer and lighter, but also thicker than Huawei Mate 9. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a bit better processing power than Huawei Mate 9. Both have a Octa-Core CPU and a 4 GB RAM.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a better looking display than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2160 resolution and a greater pixel quantity in each inch of screen. Xperia XZ2 Compact features a bit more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 400 GB.
Xperia XZ2 Compact features a way better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a camera with a lot higher 19 mega pixels resolution, a bigger aperture to capture better captures and videos in low-light situations and a much larger sensor shooting lot better quality videos and photos.
The Huawei Mate 9 has a much longer battery performance than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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