Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-11-15 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Blue | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 414 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate X has a general score of 89.4, which is better than Xperia XA2 Plus's general score of 78.6. Both devices in this comparison use Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei Mate X has newer 9.0 Pie version and Xperia XA2 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version, so it gives a couple additional features. Huawei Mate X's body is newer than the Xperia XA2 Plus's, although it's notably heavier and thicker.
Huawei Mate X counts with a little bit better performance than Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei Mate X also has more RAM memory. Xperia XA2 Plus counts with just a bit better looking display than Huawei Mate X, although it has a quite worse pixel amount per inch of screen, a really smaller display and a way worse 1080 x 2160 resolution.
Huawei Mate X counts with a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 448 GB more internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate X features improved battery life than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
Xperia XA2 Plus shoots much better photos and videos than Huawei Mate X, although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low light images, a camera in the back with a way lower resolution and a way tinier back-facing camera sensor shooting much worse quality photos.
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