Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-04-05 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 504.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 422 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.45 | 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 + 32.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.66 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Huawei P30 is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, having an 81.7 score against 78.6. Huawei P30 is a somewhat lighter and notably thinner phone than the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, even though they were released only 7 months apart. Both phones in this comparison come with Android operating system, but the Huawei P30 has an older 10 version while Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
The Huawei P30 has a bit faster processor than Xperia XA2 Plus. They have a 6 GB RAM and the same number of cores. Xperia XA2 Plus features a little more vivid screen than Huawei P30, although it has a little bit smaller display, a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a little lower pixel density.
The Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P30, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds up to 400 GB. Huawei P30 features a bit better battery performance than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a 3650mAh battery size instead of 3580mAh.
The Huawei P30 has a better camera than Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Huawei P30 also has a bigger aperture for better low-light photos, a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera and a much larger back camera sensor providing a way better image quality.
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