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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-10-02 | 2019-07-20 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.68 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Aluminum | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 282.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 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 | |
| 2900mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) is just a bit better than Sony Xperia XZ, with a 76.5 score against 73.5. Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s construction is newer than Sony Xperia XZ's, but it's a little heavier and just a little thicker. Xperia XZ counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a little smaller display and a little bit lower 1080 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a little better pixel density.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) counts with a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Xperia XZ, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) also has more internal memory capacity. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a bit superior CPU than Xperia XZ, because it has more RAM and more processing cores.
Xperia XZ has a much better camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for low light captures, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a much better battery lifetime than Xperia XZ, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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