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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-04-16 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.88 |
| 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 XZ2 Compact has a global score of 79, which is a little bit better than Huawei P9's 72.9 overall score. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact design is newer than Huawei P9's, although it is way thicker and heavier. The Xperia XZ2 Compact has a little faster processing unit than Huawei P9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a brighter display than Huawei P9, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a just a bit better pixels density. Xperia XZ2 Compact captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei P9, because it has a lot bigger back camera sensor taking much higher quality photographs and videos, a larger aperture to capture better captures and videos in low light environments, a lot higher video resolution and a camera with a much better 19 megapixels resolution.
Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a way bigger memory for games and applications than Huawei P9, because it has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB and 32 GB more internal storage. The Huawei P9 counts with a bit better battery duration than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity.
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