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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 87.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-05-29 | 2019-10-20 |
| 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black, Gray, Purple and White | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green, Space silver and Vegan leather - Orange and Forest green |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 948.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | OLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.99 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 30 5G is just a bit better than Sony Xperia 1, with an 87.4 score against 82.6. Despite being the best device we are comparing here, the Huawei Mate 30 5G body is just a little heavier and just a little thicker than Sony Xperia 1. The Sony Xperia 1 features a better display than Huawei Mate 30 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1644 x 3840 pixels and a way greater count of pixels per inch of screen.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G's processor is very similar to the processor in Sony Xperia 1, and although the Huawei Mate 30 5G has a larger amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Xperia 1 has much more storage to install applications and games than Huawei Mate 30 5G, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Xperia 1 also has an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Huawei Mate 30 5G counts with better battery duration than Xperia 1, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity against 3330mAh. Huawei Mate 30 5G features a lot better camera than Xperia 1, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low-light photography and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei Mate 30 5G also counts with better 60 fps video frame rate, a camera with a much better 40 mega pixels resolution and a way bigger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
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