Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-03-27 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 348.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2240 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 408 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| 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 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.66 |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.45 |
| 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 | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.64 |
| 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 has a global score of 81.4, which is just a bit better than Xperia XZ1's global score of 78.3. Huawei P20 Pro is a just a bit thicker and heavier phone than the Xperia XZ1. Xperia XZ1 features a little more vivid screen than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a little smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen.
The Xperia XZ1 and Huawei P20 Pro count with similar processors, and although the Xperia XZ1 has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Huawei P20 Pro takes better photographs and videos than Xperia XZ1, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei P20 Pro also has a much more mega pixels back facing camera, a bigger aperture for better low light captures and video and a much bigger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Xperia XZ1 has a much greater storage for applications and games than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1,95 TB. The Huawei P20 Pro counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia XZ1, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh.
Huawei P20 Pro not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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