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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-04-05 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.02 x 2.86 x 0.29 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 491.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 2312 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 412 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM 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 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 24.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.13 | 10.67 |
| 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 | |
| 3340mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Xperia XZ2 Compact is a bit better than Huawei P30 Lite, getting a 79 score against 77. Xperia XZ2 Compact's design is older, noticeably thicker and just a bit heavier than Huawei P30 Lite. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Xperia XZ2 Compact has older 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei P30 Lite has Android 9.0 Pie.
Xperia XZ2 Compact features a little bit better performance than Huawei P30 Lite. They have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. Xperia XZ2 Compact features a sharper display than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a little worse 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a little smaller display, it also counts with a little greater amount of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Huawei P30 Lite features a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB. Huawei P30 Lite has a bit longer battery lifetime than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 16 percent larger battery size.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact takes much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P30 Lite, because although it has a smaller sensor offering a lower image quality, a lot worse 19 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and a smaller aperture which is not good for low-light images, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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