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| Global Score | |
| 72.4 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-10-25 | 2018-07-30 |
| 6.15 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 760 pixels per inch |
| -- | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 | |
| 16.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 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, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.52 |
| 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 XZ2 Premium is much better than Huawei nova 2i, having a global score of 82.2 against 72.4. Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium's construction is newer, but noticeably thicker and heavier than the Huawei nova 2i. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium features a bit superior CPU than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium also has more RAM.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium counts with a lot better looking screen than Huawei nova 2i, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater pixels number per inch in the screen and a lot higher resolution of 2160 x 3840. Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium features a lot better camera than Huawei nova 2i, because it has a back camera with a better 19 megapixels resolution and a lot higher video quality.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium has a quite bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei nova 2i, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 400 GB. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Huawei nova 2i, because it has 3540mAh of battery capacity instead of 3340mAh.
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