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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-04-15 | 2017-09-19 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Metal; metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2000.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 14.66 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia XZ1 has a global score of 78.3, which is a little bit better than Huawei P8 Max's 72.6 score. Xperia XZ1 is a noticeably newer and a lot lighter cellphone than the Huawei P8 Max, but it is a little thicker. Huawei P8 Max counts with a bit more vivid screen than Sony Xperia XZ1, because although it has a quite inferior pixels amount in each inch in the display, and they both have the same exact 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Huawei P8 Max also counts with a really larger screen.
The Xperia XZ1 has a superior performance than Huawei P8 Max, because it has more processing cores and 1 GB more RAM. The Sony Xperia XZ1 shoots a lot better videos and photos than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Sony Xperia XZ1 also has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a lot more MP camera.
The Sony Xperia XZ1 features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Sony Xperia XZ1 also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB. Huawei P8 Max features a much longer battery performance than Xperia XZ1, because it has a 4360mAh battery capacity against 2700mAh.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Xperia XZ1 is also a bargain compared to others, making it a great choice.
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