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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-10-02 | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.68 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 282.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| 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 + 13.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 11.11 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Nova 9 is better than the Sony Xperia XZ, with a overall score of 81 against 73.5. The Huawei Nova 9 design is extremely newer and a little thinner than Sony Xperia XZ's, but it is also just a little bit heavier. The Xperia XZ features a bit better display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a bit greater amount of pixels per display inch.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with a little bit better performance than Sony Xperia XZ, because it has more RAM and a greater number of cores. The Huawei Nova 9 features a quite bigger memory to store more apps and games than Xperia XZ, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Huawei Nova 9 counts with a little bit better camera than Sony Xperia XZ, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a bigger camera aperture for better low light images and video and a camera in the back with a way higher 50 mega pixels resolution.
The Huawei Nova 9 has a much better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 2900mAh.
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