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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 78.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2018-02-16 | 2017-01-10 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 775.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Huawei Mate 9 Pro is a bit better than the Xperia XA2, having a 78.7 score against 74.8. Even though the Huawei Mate 9 Pro is older than Xperia XA2, it's body is just a little lighter and extremely thinner. Huawei Mate 9 Pro has a bit faster CPU than Xperia XA2, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate 9 Pro also has more RAM.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a bit better screen than Xperia XA2, because it has a greater amount of pixels per inch of screen, a bit larger screen and a better 1440 x 2560 resolution. Sony Xperia XA2 has a little bit better camera than Huawei Mate 9 Pro, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Sony Xperia XA2 also has a back camera with a much better resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture and a lot bigger camera sensor capturing way higher quality videos and photographs.
Huawei Mate 9 Pro counts with a better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA2, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. Huawei Mate 9 Pro has superior battery performance than Sony Xperia XA2, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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