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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2021-09-20 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 9 Pro is a little bit better than Xperia XA1 Plus, getting a global score of 79.3 against 73.7. Huawei nova 9 Pro works with HarmonyOS 2 operating system, while Xperia XA1 Plus comes with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system. The Huawei nova 9 Pro body is much newer, just a little thinner and a little bit lighter than the Xperia XA1 Plus.
Huawei nova 9 Pro has just a little better processing power than Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has 5 GB more RAM. Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a little more vivid display than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a little bit better number of pixels in each inch of display, a bigger screen and a higher resolution of 1236 x 2676px.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro has a greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Huawei nova 9 Pro features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a 17% more battery size.
The Xperia XA1 Plus shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a tinier aperture, a much less MP resolution camera in the back and a way worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
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