Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 85.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-10-01 | 2018-04-12 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.02 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Black and Red |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.36 | 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 | |
| 19.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 40.00 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 | 0.56 inches (1/1.78") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 RS Porsche Design is much better than Xperia XZ1 Compact, getting an 85.2 score against 74.6. Even though the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design and Xperia XZ1 Compact were released only 6 months apart, Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design's construction is extremely heavier but also thinner than Xperia XZ1 Compact.
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has a better display than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a much higher pixel quantity per inch of display, a really bigger display and a much better 1440 x 2880 resolution. Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has a very superior storage capacity for apps and games than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design's CPU is very similar to the processing unit in Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, and although the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has 2 GB more RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has a better camera than Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design also has a much bigger back camera sensor which offers a much higher image and video quality, a way more megapixels back-facing camera and a bigger aperture.
Huawei Mate RS Porsche Design has a superior battery life than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh.
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