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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 91.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-05 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 10.58 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Interstellar blue |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 483 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.67 | 10.56 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.32 |
| 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 Xs is better than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, with a 91.6 score against 79. The Huawei Mate Xs body is newer and somewhat thinner, but also incredibly heavier than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact. Huawei Mate Xs counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Xperia XZ2 Compact, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate Xs also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has a bit better looking screen than Huawei Mate Xs, because although it has a really smaller screen and a way lower resolution of 1080 x 2160, it also counts with a just a little better pixel density. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact captures slightly better photos and videos than Huawei Mate Xs, although it has a lower (4K) video definition, a much tinier camera sensor giving a lot worse image quality, a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and videos and a much worse 19 MP resolution back-facing camera.
Huawei Mate Xs features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory. Huawei Mate Xs has a very superior battery lifetime than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
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