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| Global Score | |
| 79.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-04-05 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches | 6.23 x 3.04 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.98 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Green, Pink and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 519.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 383 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | 820 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 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 2600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 12.00 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 | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | 10.01 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 20 is a bit better than Xperia XZ2, getting a 79.5 score against 79.1. Even though the Huawei Mate 20 and the Xperia XZ2 were only released with a couple of months difference, the Huawei Mate 20 is thinner and just a little lighter. Sony Xperia XZ2 has a little more vivid screen than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, a quite darker display and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better pixels density.
Xperia XZ2 counts with a greater storage capacity for games and applications than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 400 GB. Sony Xperia XZ2 features a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei Mate 20. Both have the same RAM amount and 8 CPU cores.
The Xperia XZ2 captures slightly better videos and photos than Huawei Mate 20, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light photography and videos, and they both have a same size sensor and the same video resolution, the Xperia XZ2 also counts with a back-facing camera with way more megapixels and better 60 frames per second video frame rates.
Huawei Mate 20 counts with improved battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ2, because it has a 26% greater battery size.
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