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| Global Score | |
| 72.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-04-15 | 2018-10-17 |
| 7.19 x 3.66 x 0.27 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 8.04 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2000.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 324 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.2 |
| 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4360mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 5.28 |
| 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
The Xperia XZ3 has a general score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than Huawei P8 Max's overall score of 72.6. The Xperia XZ3 body is way newer and lighter, but incredibly thicker than Huawei P8 Max. Both devices in our current comparison use Android OS (Operating System), but Xperia XZ3 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Huawei P8 Max has Android 5.0, so it offers some additional features and a performance increase.
Xperia XZ3 counts with a slightly better screen than Huawei P8 Max, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1440 x 2880 and a much better screen pixels density. Xperia XZ3 has a greater storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Xperia XZ3 also has a SD card slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The Sony Xperia XZ3 features a better CPU than Huawei P8 Max, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and faster). Huawei P8 Max features improved battery duration than Xperia XZ3, because it has 4360mAh of battery capacity. Sony Xperia XZ3 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Huawei P8 Max, and although they both have a F2 aperture, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also has a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
Sony Xperia XZ3 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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