Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-10-20 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Brown, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | $ 239.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 498 pixels per inch |
| -- | 730 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.68 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 10 is slightly better than the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, with a 78.9 score against 73.7. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but the Huawei Mate 10 has 10 version while Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version. The Huawei Mate 10 body is a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, although both of them were released only a couple of months apart.
The Huawei Mate 10 has a much better looking display than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a little bit larger display, a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a just a bit better pixel number in each inch in the display. The Huawei Mate 10 has a way bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB, the Huawei Mate 10 also has 64 GB internal storage.
Huawei Mate 10 has a processing unit that is very similar to Xperia XA1 Plus's CPU, and although the Huawei Mate 10 has 1 GB more RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Huawei Mate 10 counts with a bit superior battery performance than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a 17 percent greater battery capacity.
Xperia XA1 Plus counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 10, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video quality, the Xperia XA1 Plus also counts with a lot bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a back camera with lot more mega pixels.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Huawei Mate 10 is also by far the cheapest, which makes this phone a no doubt choice.
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