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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 82.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| 2020-03-05 | 2019-05-29 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | Black, Gray, Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 948.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| OLED | P-OLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Xs has a general score of 91.6, which is better than Sony Xperia 1's general score of 82.6. Even though the Huawei Mate Xs is newer than the Sony Xperia 1, it's noticeably heavier and way thicker. The Xperia 1 has a sharper display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 and a lot greater screen density.
Xperia 1 and Huawei Mate Xs both have quite similar processing units, and although the Xperia 1 has lesser RAM, they both have 8 cores. Huawei Mate Xs counts with a slightly better camera than Sony Xperia 1, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same video definition, the Huawei Mate Xs also counts with better 30 frames per second video frame rates, a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a lot larger back camera sensor capturing much higher quality videos and photographs.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a very superior memory capacity for apps and games than Sony Xperia 1, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate Xs counts with improved battery life than Sony Xperia 1, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity against 3330mAh.
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