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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2019-01-15 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 396 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Xperia XZ Premium is a little bit better than Huawei Y9 (2019), having a score of 79.8 against 73.5. The Xperia XZ Premium design is a little bit thinner than the Huawei Y9 (2019), although it is a little heavier and was released just a little over a year before. The Xperia XZ Premium has a way better screen than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 2160 x 3840 and a much better count of pixels per inch in the screen.
Xperia XZ Premium counts with a bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Y9 (2019), and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage, the Xperia XZ Premium also has a SD card slot that holds up to 256 GB. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium has a bit better CPU than Huawei Y9 (2019). Both have 8 processing cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium captures much better pictures and videos than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a back camera with lot more mega-pixels and a much better (4K) video quality. The Huawei Y9 (2019) has superior battery life than Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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