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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-05 | 2019-07-20 |
| 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 483 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.67 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Xperia XZ2 Compact is just a bit better than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), with a global score of 79 against 76.5. Xperia XZ2 Compact's body is a bit lighter than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), although it's a lot thicker and was released a bit more further than a year before. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Xperia XZ2 Compact has older 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact features a much better looking screen than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better number of pixels in each inch of display. The Xperia XZ2 Compact features a bit superior processor than Huawei P20 Lite (2019). They have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a much better camera than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is worse for taking photos and videos in low light environments, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video definition and a more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a much better battery life than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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