Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.1 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-04-27 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 274.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2244 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 429 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP12 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | -- |
| 10.01 | 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 | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus is a bit better than Huawei P20, getting a general score of 78.6 against 78.1. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has the previous 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei P20 has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus is a better cellphone than Huawei P20, we must note that it's also somewhat heavier and thicker.
Sony Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2160px resolution and a just a bit less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a little bit bigger display. Sony Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a processor that's very similar to the CPU in Huawei P20, and although the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has a larger amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus features a bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P20, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 400 GB. Xperia XA2 Plus has a bit longer battery performance than Huawei P20, because it has 3580mAh of battery capacity instead of 3400mAh.
The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a bit better camera than Huawei P20, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the same sensor size and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus also counts with a camera in the back with a way better 23 mega-pixels resolution.
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