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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-04-16 | 2018-10-17 |
| 5.71 x 2.79 x 0.27 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.2 |
| 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| 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 XZ3 is slightly better than the Huawei P9, getting a 79.6 score against 72.9. Sony Xperia XZ3 is a extremely newer cellphone than Huawei P9, but it's heavier and way thicker. The Xperia XZ3 features a little bit better performance than Huawei P9, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xperia XZ3 also has more RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia XZ3 features a much better looking screen than Huawei P9, because it has a better pixel number in each inch of screen, a bigger display and a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px. Sony Xperia XZ3 has a superior camera than Huawei P9, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited situations, a lot more MP back facing camera, a much larger sensor which gives a much better image and video quality and a way higher video definition.
Sony Xperia XZ3 features a superior memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei P9, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that supports up to 512 GB. Sony Xperia XZ3 has a little better battery duration than Huawei P9, because it has an 11% larger battery capacity.
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