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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 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 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 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
Sony Xperia XZ1 has a general score of 78.3, which is a little bit better than the Huawei nova 3's 76.3 general score. The Sony Xperia XZ1 body has the same thickness than Huawei nova 3, but it's just a little bit lighter. Xperia XZ1 features just a bit better screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 1920 resolution and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better quantity of pixels in each screen inch.
The Sony Xperia XZ1's CPU is very similar to the Huawei nova 3 one, and although the Sony Xperia XZ1 has 2 GB less RAM, they both have 8 cores. Xperia XZ1 features a slightly better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Xperia XZ1 also counts with a camera with a higher 19 megapixels resolution.
Xperia XZ1 has more memory capacity to install applications and games than Huawei nova 3, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds up to 1,95 TB. Huawei nova 3 counts with a really longer battery duration than Xperia XZ1, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh.
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