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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2023-04-08 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 429 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.64 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia XA2 Plus has an overall score of 78.6, which is a bit better than the Huawei Mate X3's 74.7 general score. Although the Xperia XA2 Plus is incredibly older and noticeably thicker than the Huawei Mate X3, it's design is still lighter. The Xperia XA2 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, and Huawei Mate X3 counts with HarmonyOS 3 operating system.
Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has a much more powerful processor than Huawei Mate X3, although it has 2 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Xperia XA2 Plus has a sharper screen than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a lot worse 1080 x 2160 resolution, a just a little worse pixels number per display inch and a really smaller screen.
Huawei Mate X3 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. The Huawei Mate X3 has just a bit better camera than Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei Mate X3 also has higher video frame rate, a back camera with way more mega-pixels and a bigger aperture.
Huawei Mate X3 counts with a much better battery life than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a 4800mAh battery capacity instead of 3580mAh.
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