Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2020-04-07 |
| 5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 5.86 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and Silver | Black, Blush gold, Deep Sea blue, Ice white and Silver frost |
| Aluminum | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 600.00 | $ 244.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 319 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 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 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.78 inches (1/1.28") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.34 | 12.21 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.76 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 P40 is much better than the Xperia XZ1 Compact, with an 86.4 score against 74.6. The Huawei P40 is a notably newer and somewhat thinner cellphone than Xperia XZ1 Compact, but it is heavier. The Huawei P40 has a little better performance than Xperia XZ1 Compact, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei P40 also has a larger amount of RAM.
Huawei P40 features a little sharper screen than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a lot better 1080 x 2340 resolution, a greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a much larger screen. Huawei P40 counts with a superior camera than Xperia XZ1 Compact, and although they both have the same video definition, the Huawei P40 also has a way bigger back-facing camera sensor taking lot higher quality photos and videos, a larger aperture to capture better low light photography, higher 60 fps video frame rates and a back-facing camera with a much better 50 MP resolution.
The Huawei P40 features a quite bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. Huawei P40 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Xperia XZ1 Compact, because it has a 41 percent larger battery size.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Huawei P40 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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