Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia XZ1 has a score of 78.3, which is just a bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus's 75.5 general score. The Sony Xperia XZ1 construction is newer and a little lighter, but also a bit thicker than the Huawei P9 Plus. The Sony Xperia XZ1 has a bit more vivid display than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1080 x 1920 resolution, the Sony Xperia XZ1 also counts with a just a little greater pixels density.
Xperia XZ1's CPU is just as good as the Huawei P9 Plus one, both have 4 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. The Sony Xperia XZ1 features a much better camera than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a much better 19 mega-pixels resolution back camera, a way better (4K) video resolution, a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light images and a way larger sensor capturing way better quality videos and photographs.
Sony Xperia XZ1 features a very superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Sony Xperia XZ1 also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Huawei P9 Plus has better battery duration than Sony Xperia XZ1, because it has a 3400mAh battery capacity.
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