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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-08-18 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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/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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.88 |
| 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
Xperia XZ2 Compact has a global score of 79, which is just a bit better than Huawei nova 3i's 73.7 score. Although Xperia XZ2 Compact and Huawei nova 3i were only released with a couple months difference, Xperia XZ2 Compact's construction is incredibly thicker but a bit lighter than Huawei nova 3i. Both phones in this comparison include Android OS, but Xperia XZ2 Compact has older 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei nova 3i has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a much better looking screen than Huawei nova 3i, because although it has a way smaller screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px, it also counts with a little bit better count of pixels per display inch. Xperia XZ2 Compact features a little faster processing unit than Huawei nova 3i. Both of them have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact features a better camera than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a back facing camera with more megapixels, a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos and video and a lot higher video quality. The Huawei nova 3i counts with more storage capacity to install games and applications than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei nova 3i has a bit superior battery lifetime than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 3340mAh battery capacity instead of 2870mAh.
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