Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2016-10-02 | 2017-01-31 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.68 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 13.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 9 Porsche Design is much better than Sony Xperia XZ, with an 82.7 score against 73.5. Although the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design and Sony Xperia XZ were only released with a couple months difference, the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design design is just a little thinner but also just a little bit heavier than Sony Xperia XZ.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features a slightly better looking display than Xperia XZ, because it has a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, a little bigger screen and a better screen pixel density. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Sony Xperia XZ, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with a bit better processing power than Xperia XZ, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and more processing cores. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a way better battery performance than Xperia XZ, because it has a 38 percent more battery capacity. The Sony Xperia XZ takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Sony Xperia XZ also has a lot better 23 mega pixels resolution back camera, a much bigger sensor which offers a lot higher image and video quality and a bigger aperture to take better low-light captures and video.
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