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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2017-06-01 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
The Xperia XZ Premium is a bit better than Huawei nova 2, getting a overall score of 79.8 against 74.2. Although Xperia XZ Premium is better than the Huawei nova 2, it must be told that it is also notably heavier and thicker. Xperia XZ Premium features a little better processing power than Huawei nova 2. Both of them have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
Xperia XZ Premium has a much more vibrant display than Huawei nova 2, because it has a quite larger screen, a lot higher 2160 x 3840px resolution and a lot greater quantity of pixels per screen inch. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with a slightly better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium also has a SD card slot that holds up to 256 GB.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with a better camera than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for taking photos and/or video in low-light environments, it also counts with a much better 19 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a much higher video definition.
Xperia XZ Premium counts with just a bit longer battery life than Huawei nova 2, because it has 3230mAh of battery capacity.
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