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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-18 | 2017-04-05 |
| 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 5.68 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| -- | 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.88 |
| 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 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Sony Xperia XZs is a bit better than the Huawei nova 3, with a 77.2 score against 76.3. The Sony Xperia XZs is an older and a bit thicker cellphone than Huawei nova 3, but Sony could make it a bit lighter anyway. Huawei nova 3 has a little bit better processing power than Xperia XZs, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores.
The Huawei nova 3 and the Sony Xperia XZs have really similar displays, because although the Sony Xperia XZs has a quite smaller display and a bit worse 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a quite greater count of pixels per screen inch. Xperia XZs counts with a greater camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for shooting pictures and/or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same video resolution, the Xperia XZs also counts with faster video frame rates and a more mega pixels camera in the back.
Huawei nova 3 counts with a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia XZs, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3 also has 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei nova 3 features superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZs, because it has a 3750mAh battery size against 2900mAh.
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