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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 14 |
| 2017-07-11 | -- |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | -- |
| 5.04 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.02 | 12.43 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia 1 VI is better than the Huawei nova 2, having a general score of 83.2 against 74.2. Sony Xperia 1 VI's construction is notably thinner and noticeably lighter than the Huawei nova 2. Both of these phones work with Android operating system, but the Sony Xperia 1 VI has 14 version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI features a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 2, because it has a really bigger screen, a greater screen pixels density and a lot better resolution of 1644 x 3840px. Huawei nova 2 counts with a very superior processing power than Xperia 1 VI, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
Sony Xperia 1 VI has a very superior camera than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for low light photos and video, it also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more MP and a lot better (4K) video quality. The Xperia 1 VI has a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei nova 2, because it has 192 GB more internal memory and an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Xperia 1 VI has a much longer battery duration than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 2950mAh.
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