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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 91 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-07-18 | 2020-05-22 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.38 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
Xperia 1 II is better than the Huawei nova 3, with a overall score of 91 against 76.3. Both phones in this comparison review use Android operating system, but the Xperia 1 II has the older 11 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo. The Xperia 1 II is a newer phone than the Huawei nova 3, although it's a little thicker and just a bit heavier.
Xperia 1 II has a brighter screen than Huawei nova 3, because it has a lot better pixels density, a quite bigger screen and a much higher resolution of 1644 x 3840px. The Sony Xperia 1 II features a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei nova 3, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Sony Xperia 1 II also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia 1 II features a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a lot lower 12 mega pixels resolution back camera and a lower (4K) video definition, it also counts with a larger aperture. Xperia 1 II counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei nova 3, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1000 GB.
The Xperia 1 II features a bit better battery life than Huawei nova 3, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 3750mAh.
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