Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-04-05 | 2018-03-27 |
| 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches | 6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 348.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2240 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 483 pixels per inch | 408 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 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 630 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 5.00 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 (60 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 |
| 10.67 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Pro has a score of 81.4, which is a little bit better than the Xperia XZ2 Compact's 79 general score. Both phones we compare here include Android OS (operating system), but Huawei P20 Pro has an older 10 version while Xperia XZ2 Compact has Android 8.0 Oreo. Although Huawei P20 Pro and the Xperia XZ2 Compact were released only 0 months apart, the Huawei P20 Pro design is a little heavier but also noticeably thinner.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a little better hardware performance than Huawei P20 Pro, although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a brighter screen than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better display density.
Huawei P20 Pro takes just a bit better photographs and videos than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same video resolution, the Huawei P20 Pro also counts with a larger aperture, a way bigger camera sensor capturing way higher quality photographs and videos and a back-facing camera with a much higher 40 mega-pixels resolution.
Xperia XZ2 Compact features more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei P20 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB. The Huawei P20 Pro has a superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 39 percent greater battery capacity.
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