Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 5.0 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-04-15 | 2018-04-05 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal; metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2000.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 935 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 10.67 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.24 | 4.88 |
| 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
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is a bit better than Huawei P8 Max, getting a global score of 79 against 72.6. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact design is extremely newer and a lot lighter than the Huawei P8 Max's, although it's also noticeably thicker. Both phones in our current comparison have Android OS (operating system), but the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has newer 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei P8 Max has Android 5.0 version, so it provides the user some extra features and performance optimizations.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a better processor than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and they are faster). Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features just a bit better display than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2160 resolution and a better pixels number per inch in the display.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact takes a lot better photos and videos than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a lot better (4K) video definition and a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels. Xperia XZ2 Compact features a better memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 400 GB.
The Huawei P8 Max features a way better battery performance than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 4360mAh of battery capacity.
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