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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| 2019-05-29 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black, Gray, Purple and White | Interstellar blue |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 948.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 8 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| P-OLED | OLED |
| 643 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.5 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G 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 | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 10.56 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Xs is much better than the Xperia 1, getting a 91.6 score against 82.6. Huawei Mate Xs is a newer cellphone than Xperia 1, but it is much thicker and noticeably heavier. The Huawei Mate Xs and Xperia 1 have incredibly similar CPUs, and although the Huawei Mate Xs has 2 GB more RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Xperia 1 has a much better display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much better count of pixels per inch of display and a little bit higher 1644 x 3840 resolution. The Huawei Mate Xs features much more storage to store more games and applications than Xperia 1, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Huawei Mate Xs features greater battery lifetime than Sony Xperia 1, because it has a 4500mAh battery size. The Huawei Mate Xs captures a bit better videos and photos than Sony Xperia 1, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for taking images and/or video in low-light situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Huawei Mate Xs also counts with faster video frame rate, a lot bigger sensor taking much better quality videos and photographs and a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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