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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| 2017-06-01 | 2015-12-01 |
| 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.19 x 3.17 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Pink, Red and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 690.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 801 pixels per inch | 367 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 12.42 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.35 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 8, with a 79.8 score against 77.4. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is a just a bit heavier phone than Huawei Mate 8, but both of them are equally thin. Sony Xperia XZ Premium has just a little better performance than Huawei Mate 8. They have the same RAM memory amount and 8 processing cores.
Xperia XZ Premium has an incredibly better looking screen than Huawei Mate 8, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 2160 x 3840 pixels and a way higher number of pixels per screen inch. Sony Xperia XZ Premium shoots better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 8, and although they both have the same aperture, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium also has a back facing camera with a higher 19 mega pixels resolution and a way better (4K) video definition.
Huawei Mate 8 has a better memory capacity to install games and applications than Xperia XZ Premium, because although it has an external SD slot that supports up to 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Huawei Mate 8 features superior battery performance than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3230mAh.
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