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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-07-30 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 373 pixels per inch | 760 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 10.4 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 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, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia XZ2 Premium has an overall score of 82.2, which is better than the Huawei Mate 9's score of 73.4. Xperia XZ2 Premium's construction is newer, but heavier and incredibly thicker than Huawei Mate 9. Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium counts with a bit superior processing unit than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium also has more RAM.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way better 2160 x 3840px resolution and a much greater quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium has a lot better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rate, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium also has a back facing camera with a much higher resolution, a bigger aperture for better low light captures and a much bigger sensor.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium features a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
The Huawei Mate 9 features a bit superior battery life than Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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