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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 91 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-11-15 | 2020-05-22 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| Blue | Black and Purple |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 1 II is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate X, getting a score of 91 against 89.4. Both of these devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xperia 1 II has the previous 11 version while Huawei Mate X has Android 9.0 Pie. Even though the Xperia 1 II and the Huawei Mate X were released with only a couple of months difference, the Xperia 1 II is extremely thinner and lighter.
Sony Xperia 1 II features a more vivid screen than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better 1644 x 3840px resolution and a lot better pixels amount per screen inch. Sony Xperia 1 II has just a bit more memory to install applications and games than Huawei Mate X, because although it has just 256 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Xperia 1 II counts with a bit faster CPU than Huawei Mate X. Both of them have a 8 GB RAM memory and 8 cores. Sony Xperia 1 II takes better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a lot worse 12 MP resolution camera in the back, and they both have the same back camera sensor size, the Sony Xperia 1 II also counts with a larger camera aperture.
Huawei Mate X has a bit better battery performance than Sony Xperia 1 II, because it has a 13 percent larger battery size.
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