Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-03-27 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 348.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2240 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 408 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.52 |
| 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, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 Pro is a little bit better than the Xperia XA2 Plus, getting an 81.4 score against 78.6. Although the Huawei P20 Pro and Xperia XA2 Plus were released with only 5 months difference, the Huawei P20 Pro is somewhat lighter and thinner. These phones use Android OS, but the Huawei P20 Pro has the older 10 version while Xperia XA2 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
The Huawei P20 Pro has just a bit better hardware performance than Xperia XA2 Plus. Both have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM amount. The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has a slightly better looking screen than Huawei P20 Pro, although it has a little bit lower pixels count in each inch in the screen, a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a quite smaller screen.
The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has a greater storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports up to 400 GB. The Huawei P20 Pro takes much better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Huawei P20 Pro also has a way larger back-facing camera sensor which provides a lot higher photo and video quality, a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a bigger aperture.
The Huawei P20 Pro counts with a bit longer battery duration than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a 4000mAh battery size instead of 3580mAh.
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