Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-04-20 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.67 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.88 |
| 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 XZ2 Compact has a score of 79, which is a little bit better than the Huawei P9 Plus's score of 75.5. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat, so it provides the user some extra features and performance improvements. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact's body is newer than the Huawei P9 Plus's, although it's noticeably thicker and a little bit heavier.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features just a little better hardware performance than Huawei P9 Plus. They have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has a better looking display than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a little bit better pixel quantity in each inch of display.
Xperia XZ2 Compact shoots much better photographs and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a larger aperture to capture better low-light photos, a back-facing camera with a lot higher 19 mega-pixels resolution, a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a lot bigger camera sensor. The Xperia XZ2 Compact features just a bit bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
Huawei P9 Plus counts with a bit superior battery duration than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity against 2870mAh.
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