Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2016-06-23 | 2017-01-10 |
| 5.67 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 9 Pro is a little bit better than Sony Xperia X Performance, getting a 78.7 score against 72.3. Although the Huawei Mate 9 Pro and Sony Xperia X Performance were released only 7 months apart, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro construction is just a bit heavier but thinner. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a slightly better looking screen than Xperia X Performance, because it has a bit bigger screen, a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a quite greater number of pixels in each display inch.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a bigger storage for apps and games than Xperia X Performance, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a bit superior CPU than Xperia X Performance, because it has a larger number of cores (and faster) and a larger amount of RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a superior battery lifetime than Xperia X Performance, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity instead of 2700mAh. Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a little bit better camera than Sony Xperia X Performance, although it has a camera with a way lower 12 mega-pixels resolution, a smaller camera aperture and a much tinier sensor which offers a much worse image and video quality.
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