Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-10-01 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 600.00 | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 319 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| -- | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 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 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 19.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.01 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| 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 20 is just a bit better than the Xperia XZ1 Compact, having a 79.5 score against 74.6. Although Huawei Mate 20 is much heavier than the Xperia XZ1 Compact, it's thinner and newer. The Huawei Mate 20 features just a little better hardware performance than Xperia XZ1 Compact. They have 8 cores and the same RAM memory amount.
The Huawei Mate 20 has a much better display than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a really larger display, a lot higher 1080 x 2244 pixels resolution and a just a little greater pixels count per inch of display. Xperia XZ1 Compact shoots a little bit better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for low light photos, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same back-facing camera sensor size, the Xperia XZ1 Compact also counts with a much better 19 MP resolution back-facing camera.
The Huawei Mate 20 has a quite bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Huawei Mate 20 counts with a way better battery life than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a 4000mAh battery size against 2700mAh.
Huawei Mate 20 not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone, which makes it easy to pick between these phones.
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