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| Global Score | |
| 91.6 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-03-05 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 10.58 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Interstellar blue | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 414 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP16 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.56 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.88 |
| 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 is better than Xperia XZ2 Compact, getting a score of 91.6 against 79. Huawei Mate Xs's body is newer and thinner, but heavier than Xperia XZ2 Compact. The Xperia XZ2 Compact has a little sharper screen than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a lot worse resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a way smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher pixel count in each inch of display.
Huawei Mate Xs has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage. The Huawei Mate Xs features a bit faster processor than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a greater amount of RAM.
The Huawei Mate Xs has a way better battery life than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 2870mAh. Xperia XZ2 Compact has a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate Xs, although it has a lower (4K) video definition, a lot smaller back-facing camera sensor taking less light and washed colors, a tinier aperture and a back-facing camera with lot less megapixels resolution.
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