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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-18 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a general score of 79.8, which is a little bit better than Huawei nova 3i's score of 73.7. Even being the best we compare here, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium is an older, somewhat heavier and just a little bit thicker cellphone than the Huawei nova 3i. Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with a lot better display than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much better screen pixel density and a way better resolution of 2160 x 3840 pixels.
Xperia XZ Premium counts with just a bit better processing power than Huawei nova 3i. Both have the same RAM memory amount and the same number of cores. Huawei nova 3i counts with a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3i also has more internal storage.
The Xperia XZ Premium captures much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a way better video definition, a larger diafragm aperture and a higher 19 MP resolution camera in the back. The Huawei nova 3i counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a 3 percent larger battery capacity.
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