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| Global Score | |
| 78.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-08-24 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.01 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 20 is a bit better than Xperia XA2 Plus, getting a 79.5 score against 78.6. Huawei Mate 20's design is a little lighter and somewhat thinner than Xperia XA2 Plus, even when both of them were released only 2 months apart. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 20 has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Xperia XA2 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
The Huawei Mate 20 counts with a little bit better looking display than Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has a bit lower amount of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a slightly higher 1080 x 2244 resolution, much more brightness and a quite bigger display. The Huawei Mate 20 has a bit superior CPU than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, although it has lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit.
Sony Xperia XA2 Plus shoots just a bit better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light captures and videos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same (4K) video quality and a same size back camera sensor, the Sony Xperia XA2 Plus also counts with a lot better 23 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
The Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB. Huawei Mate 20 has a little longer battery lifetime than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a 12% more battery size.
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