Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-04-05 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 9.46 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 Huawei P10 Plus is slightly better than Xperia XZ2 Compact, having a general score of 79.8 against 79. The Huawei P10 Plus is an older phone than the Xperia XZ2 Compact, but Huawei managed to build it just a bit lighter and noticeably thinner anyway. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a little better processing power than Huawei P10 Plus, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a little bit better looking screen than Huawei P10 Plus, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a just a bit less pixels per inch of display and a way lower 1080 x 2160 resolution. The Huawei P10 Plus has a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact shoots much better photos and videos than Huawei P10 Plus, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact also counts with a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution and better 60 fps video frame rate.
Huawei P10 Plus has improved battery life than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
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