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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-05-05 | 2017-01-10 |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| -- | AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 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 + 16.00 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 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 9 Pro is slightly better than the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, getting a global score of 78.7 against 72.8. Even though Huawei Mate 9 Pro and Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra were released only a few months apart, Huawei Mate 9 Pro is somewhat lighter and a little thinner. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a sharper screen than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and a greater amount of pixels per inch in the display.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro features a better storage for applications and games than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a bit better processing unit than Xperia XA1 Ultra, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has more RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro shoots clearer photographs and videos than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, although it has a much smaller back-facing camera sensor, a back camera with a way worse 12 mega-pixels resolution and a smaller camera aperture. Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a way better battery lifetime than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a 48% bigger battery size.
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