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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-06-01 | 2019-07-20 |
| 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Pink, Red and Silver | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Aluminum and Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 801 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xperia XZ Premium is a bit better than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), with a 79.8 score against 76.5. The Xperia XZ Premium design is a bit thinner than the Huawei P20 Lite (2019), although it is just a little heavier and was released 2 years before. Xperia XZ Premium features a bit superior CPU than Huawei P20 Lite (2019). Both of them have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium features a much more vibrant screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a way higher resolution of 2160 x 3840 pixels. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has much more storage to install games and applications than Xperia XZ Premium, and although they both have a SD extension slot that allows up to 256 GB, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has 128 GB internal memory.
Xperia XZ Premium shoots better photographs and videos than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and videos, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a camera with a higher resolution. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with improved battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a 4000mAh battery capacity against 3230mAh.
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