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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-07-11 | 2017-09-19 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| 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 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.66 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.64 |
| 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 XZ1 is a bit better than the Huawei nova 2, with a 78.3 score against 74.2. Although it's the best cellphone we compare here, it must be noted that it's also a a bit thicker and just a little bit heavier cellphone. The Huawei nova 2 features a little bit better looking screen than Xperia XZ1, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920, the Huawei nova 2 also counts with a quite greater pixel amount in each display inch.
Xperia XZ1 counts with just a little better processing power than Huawei nova 2. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores. The Xperia XZ1 features a better camera than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting images and videos in low light situations, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot higher resolution back facing camera.
The Xperia XZ1 has a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Xperia XZ1 also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB. Huawei nova 2 features just a bit better battery duration than Sony Xperia XZ1, because it has 2950mAh of battery capacity.
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