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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-03-27 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 348.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2240 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 408 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm 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 | 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| 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
Huawei P20 Pro is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ Premium, with an 81.4 score against 79.8. The Huawei P20 Pro is a a bit lighter phone than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, but both are 0.31inches thick. The Xperia XZ Premium has a lot better display than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher 2160 x 3840 resolution and a way better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium features a bit bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 256 GB. Sony Xperia XZ Premium and Huawei P20 Pro feature really similar CPUs, and although the Sony Xperia XZ Premium has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Huawei P20 Pro counts with a better camera than Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei P20 Pro also has a way bigger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a back facing camera with lot more megapixels and a bigger aperture to take better captures in low light situations.
The Huawei P20 Pro counts with greater battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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