Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-07-11 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.67 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.88 |
| 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 XZ2 Compact is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 2, having a 79 score against 74.2. Both phones in this comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but Xperia XZ2 Compact has newer 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei nova 2 has Android 7.0 Nougat version. Xperia XZ2 Compact is a thicker and heavier cellphone than the Huawei nova 2.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a little bit better looking display than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a little bit more pixels per inch of screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels. Xperia XZ2 Compact features just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei nova 2. Both have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
Xperia XZ2 Compact takes much better videos and photos than Huawei nova 2, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light photos, it also counts with a much better video resolution and a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has a better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 400 GB.
Huawei nova 2 has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 2950mAh battery size instead of 2870mAh.
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