Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-09-21 | 2018-03-27 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 380.00 | $ 348.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2240 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 408 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.56 inches (1/1.78") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Pro is much better than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, with a general score of 81.4 against 73.7. Both of these phones use Android OS, but Huawei P20 Pro has older 10 version while Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo. The Huawei P20 Pro design is a little bit thinner and a bit lighter than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, even when both of them were released only 6 months apart.
Huawei P20 Pro features a display that is just as good as the screen in Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, although the Huawei P20 Pro also has a bit bigger display, a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2240 and a bit greater screen pixel density. Huawei P20 Pro has a little faster processing unit than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P20 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Huawei P20 Pro has a greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage. The Huawei P20 Pro features just a little better battery performance than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a 17 percent larger battery capacity.
Huawei P20 Pro has a better camera than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light photography and videos, a lot better 3840x2160 video definition, a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a way better 40 MP resolution camera in the back.
Huawei P20 Pro not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bit cheaper.
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