Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-04-20 | 2017-04-05 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.68 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black, Blue and Silver |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| 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 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 XZs is slightly better than the Huawei P9 Plus, getting a 77.2 score against 75.5. Sony Xperia XZs is a newer and a little bit lighter phone than the Huawei P9 Plus, but it is also somewhat thicker. The Huawei P9 Plus features just a little better processing power than Xperia XZs, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Huawei P9 Plus also has a higher number of cores (and also faster).
The Huawei P9 Plus and the Xperia XZs have quite similar displays, because although the Xperia XZs has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1080 x 1920, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch. The Huawei P9 Plus counts with a much greater memory for apps and games than Xperia XZs, and although they both have an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB, the Huawei P9 Plus also has 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Xperia XZs takes much better pictures and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a lot larger back camera sensor shooting lot higher quality pictures and videos, a back facing camera with much more mega pixels, a lot better (4K) video resolution and a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photos.
The Huawei P9 Plus features a little better battery duration than Sony Xperia XZs, because it has a 17% more battery size.
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