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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-01-15 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 396 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 4.88 |
| 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 XZ2 Compact is a bit better than Huawei Y9 (2019), getting a score of 79 against 73.5. Both of these phones use Android OS, but Xperia XZ2 Compact has an older 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei Y9 (2019) has Android 8.1 Oreo version. The Xperia XZ2 Compact is an older and extremely thicker device than Huawei Y9 (2019), but Sony was able to make it a little bit lighter anyway.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact has a sharper screen than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has a little lower 1080 x 2160 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher pixels number per inch in the screen. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a quite bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei Y9 (2019), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
Xperia XZ2 Compact has just a little better hardware performance than Huawei Y9 (2019). Both have a 4 GB RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit. The Huawei Y9 (2019) features a really longer battery life than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 4000mAh battery size. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact takes much better photos and videos than Huawei Y9 (2019), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light captures and videos, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a much better 19 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
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