Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 89.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-02-24 | 2019-11-15 |
| 5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Blue |
| Glass | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | $ 2299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 8.8 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 X has an overall score of 89.4, which is a lot better than the Xperia Z2's 72.9 global score. Both devices in this comparison use Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei Mate X has 9.0 Pie version while Xperia Z2 has Android 4.4.4. The Huawei Mate X construction is notably newer than Xperia Z2's, but it's a lot thicker and much heavier.
Xperia Z2 has a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a really smaller display and a lot worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a bit higher amount of pixels per display inch. Huawei Mate X counts with a bit better performance than Xperia Z2, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with more CPU cores and 5 GB more RAM.
The Huawei Mate X has a much better storage for games and applications than Xperia Z2, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate X features a superior battery duration than Xperia Z2, because it has a 41% larger battery capacity. Huawei Mate X takes slightly better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Z2, because it has a back-facing camera with a much better 40 megapixels resolution, a much larger camera sensor providing a much higher image quality and a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photos and video.
Although Huawei Mate X is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Xperia Z2, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Xperia Z2. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the Huawei Mate X, else you can save a couple dollars and buy the Xperia Z2, giving up a couple specifications.
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