Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-02-16 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 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 | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.36 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei P20 is just a bit better than the Xperia XA2, with a global score of 78.1 against 74.8. Huawei P20's design is a lot thinner and a little bit lighter than the Xperia XA2, even when both of them were released with only a couple months difference. The Xperia XA2 has a bit sharper display than Huawei P20, although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, a just a bit worse screen density and a little bit smaller screen.
The Huawei P20 has a little better processing power than Xperia XA2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei P20 also has 1 GB more RAM. The Huawei P20 has a bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Xperia XA2, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei P20 features just a bit longer battery performance than Sony Xperia XA2, because it has 3400mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh. Xperia XA2 takes a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei P20, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low-light captures and videos, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, a 0.43 inches camera sensor and the same video frame rates, the Xperia XA2 also counts with a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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