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| Global Score | |
| 76.5 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-07-20 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2310 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 398 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Cortex-A73 and 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 XZ3 is slightly better than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), getting a 79.6 score against 76.5. Despite being the best cellphone in our current comparison, it must be noted that it's also older, just a bit heavier and somewhat thicker. Both of these phones come with the same Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Xperia XZ3 features a bit faster processor than Huawei P20 Lite (2019). They have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount. Xperia XZ3 features a more vivid display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2880px resolution and more pixels per screen inch.
The Xperia XZ3 captures much clearer photos and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not favorable for low light photography and videos, it also counts with a way higher video quality and a more mega pixels back facing camera. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a quite bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia XZ3, because although it has an external SD slot that allows up to 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with better battery lifetime than Xperia XZ3, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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