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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-11-15 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Glass | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 414 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.64 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate X has a score of 89.4, which is much better than the Xperia XZ1's score of 78.3. The Huawei Mate X design is much newer than the Xperia XZ1's, but it's way thicker and incredibly heavier. Huawei Mate X has a slightly better display than Xperia XZ1, because although it has a bit lower display density, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 2200 x 2480 and a much bigger display.
Huawei Mate X features a bit better processing unit than Xperia XZ1, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate X also has 4 GB more RAM. Xperia XZ1 captures much better videos and photos than Huawei Mate X, although it has a camera with lot less MP resolution, a smaller diafragm aperture and a much tinier sensor capturing much worse quality videos and photographs.
The Huawei Mate X counts with a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia XZ1, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Huawei Mate X features a way better battery duration than Xperia XZ1, because it has a 67% more battery capacity.
Although Huawei Mate X is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Sony Xperia XZ1, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Sony Xperia XZ1. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can buy Sony Xperia XZ1, letting go a few features and specs, but you'll get the most with your budget.
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