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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| 2016-04-16 | 2017-09-19 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Sony Xperia XZ1 is a bit better than Huawei P9, with a 78.3 score against 72.9. The Sony Xperia XZ1 construction is newer, but just a bit heavier and a little bit thicker than the Huawei P9. Xperia XZ1 has a display that's just as good as the screen in Huawei P9, they have a screen with the same size, the same 1080 x 1920 resolution and a higher pixel amount in each inch in the screen.
The Sony Xperia XZ1 and Huawei P9 both feature really similar processors, and although the Sony Xperia XZ1 has 1 GB more RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Sony Xperia XZ1 features a much better camera than Huawei P9, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light captures, a much larger camera sensor, a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a camera with lot more mega pixels.
The Sony Xperia XZ1 counts with a way bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei P9, because it has more internal memory and an external memory card slot that supports up to 1,95 TB. The Huawei P9 has just a bit better battery performance than Sony Xperia XZ1, because it has an 11% more battery capacity.
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