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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 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 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.68 | 5.2 |
| 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
Xperia XZ2 is a little bit better than Huawei nova 3, with a 79.1 score against 76.3. Xperia XZ2 is a somewhat heavier and thicker phone than the Huawei nova 3. The Sony Xperia XZ2 has a little faster CPU than Huawei nova 3, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 features a little sharper screen than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixel number in each inch in the screen. The Huawei nova 3 has a better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia XZ2, because although it has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei nova 3 features a little longer battery lifetime than Xperia XZ2, because it has an 18 percent bigger battery size. The Xperia XZ2 has just a bit better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for taking photographs and/or video in low-light situations, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Xperia XZ2 also counts with a higher 19 megapixels resolution camera in the back and higher video frame rate.
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