Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop | -- |
| 2015-07-01 | 2017-06-01 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Metal and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a general score of 79.8, which is much better than the Huawei P8max's general score of 72.1. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is a newer and lighter phone than the Huawei P8max, but it is thicker. The Xperia XZ Premium counts with a much better looking screen than Huawei P8max, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much greater pixels amount per inch in the display and a way higher resolution of 2160 x 3840 pixels.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with a bit bigger storage to store more games and applications than Huawei P8max, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 256 GB. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium features a little bit better performance than Huawei P8max, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei P8max features a much longer battery duration than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a 35 percent more battery size. The Xperia XZ Premium captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei P8max, and although they both have a F2 aperture, the Xperia XZ Premium also has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a camera with much more mega pixels.
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