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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2017-05-01 | 2017-01-31 |
| 5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 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 |
| 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 | 9.57 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a general score of 82.7, which is much better than the Xperia XA1's 71.7 overall score. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design's design is just a little bit thinner but somewhat heavier than the Xperia XA1, and both of them were released only 3 months apart. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a little better performance than Xperia XA1, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design also has 3 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a sharper screen than Xperia XA1, because it has a little bigger screen, a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a lot greater count of pixels per screen inch. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA1, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a very superior battery life than Xperia XA1, because it has a 74% more battery size. The Sony Xperia XA1 has a bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Sony Xperia XA1 also has a bigger aperture, a way bigger back-facing camera sensor and a much more mega-pixels camera in the back.
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