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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-25 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 8.14 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia XZ1 has an overall score of 78.3, which is just a bit better than Huawei nova 2i's overall score of 72.4. The Sony Xperia XZ1 body is just a little bit thinner and a little lighter than Huawei nova 2i, even when both were released only a couple months apart. The Xperia XZ1 counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a quite smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a just a little higher display density.
The Sony Xperia XZ1 has a superior storage for games and applications than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia XZ1 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Xperia XZ1 features a bit better processor than Huawei nova 2i. They have 8 cpu cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Huawei nova 2i has better battery duration than Xperia XZ1, because it has a 3340mAh battery size. The Sony Xperia XZ1 captures a lot better videos and photos than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a higher 19 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality.
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