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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-06 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.2 |
| 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| 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 Sony Xperia XZ3 has a general score of 79.6, which is a bit better than Huawei Mate 9's score of 73.4. The Sony Xperia XZ3 design is newer, but way thicker and a little heavier than Huawei Mate 9. The Xperia XZ3 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Huawei Mate 9. They have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia XZ3 features a brighter screen than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px, a greater pixels quantity per inch in the display and a little bigger display. The Xperia XZ3 counts with a bit more memory for apps and games than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Xperia XZ3 also has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Huawei Mate 9 has greater battery performance than Xperia XZ3, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 3330mAh. The Xperia XZ3 features a lot better camera than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Xperia XZ3 also has a much more MP camera, a larger camera aperture to take better images and video in low light environments and a much bigger sensor shooting lot better quality photos and videos.
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