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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| 2017-06-01 | 2020-03-05 |
| 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| Black, Pink, Red and Silver | Interstellar blue |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 8 inches |
| 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 801 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 10.56 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate Xs is better than Xperia XZ Premium, getting a global score of 91.6 against 79.8. Huawei Mate Xs's design is much newer, but notably thicker and way heavier than the Xperia XZ Premium. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with a much more vibrant display than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher pixels count per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 2160 x 3840 pixels.
Huawei Mate Xs features a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Huawei Mate Xs counts with just a little better hardware performance than Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei Mate Xs captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photos and videos, a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels and a much larger back camera sensor providing a way higher image quality.
Huawei Mate Xs features a very superior battery performance than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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