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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-03-05 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| 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 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.63 | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.56 | 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 |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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
The Huawei Mate Xs is much better than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, with a 91.6 score against 78.6. Huawei Mate Xs is a newer device than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, but it's somewhat thicker and noticeably heavier. The Huawei Mate Xs has a little better hardware performance than Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei Mate Xs also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei Mate Xs, although it has a lot smaller display, a just a bit lower pixel density and a lot lower 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution. Huawei Mate Xs counts with a much better memory capacity to install applications and games than Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 448 GB more internal storage capacity.
Huawei Mate Xs features superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 3580mAh. The Huawei Mate Xs features a slightly better camera than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a larger camera aperture to take better captures and videos in poorly lited situations, a back-facing camera with a much better 40 mega-pixels resolution and a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
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