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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 96.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-04-16 | 2021-12-10 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.54 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Frosted Black |
| Aluminum | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 643 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 680 Prime, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 22.92 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Xperia PRO-I is much better than Huawei P9, getting a 96.3 score against 72.9. Xperia PRO-I's body is noticeably newer, but heavier and noticeably thicker than the Huawei P9. The Xperia PRO-I has a better looking screen than Huawei P9, because it has a larger display, a way higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels and a way higher screen pixels density.
Xperia PRO-I has a bit better performance than Huawei P9, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Xperia PRO-I also has 9 GB more RAM. The Xperia PRO-I has a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei P9, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 512 GB internal storage.
The Sony Xperia PRO-I has a much longer battery lifetime than Huawei P9, because it has a 4500mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh. Sony Xperia PRO-I shoots better pictures and videos than Huawei P9, and although they both have a 12 MP resolution camera in the back and a same size sensor, the Sony Xperia PRO-I also has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited situations.
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