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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2014-02-24 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Glass | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 9 Pro has a score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than Sony Xperia Z2's 72.9 overall score. The Huawei nova 9 Pro is a a lot newer and a little thinner phone than the Sony Xperia Z2, but it's also somewhat heavier. Huawei nova 9 Pro comes with HarmonyOS 2 OS, while Sony Xperia Z2 has Android 4.4.4 OS.
Sony Xperia Z2 counts with a bit better looking screen than Huawei nova 9 Pro, although it has a little worse display density, a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a much smaller screen. The Huawei nova 9 Pro features a bit faster CPU than Sony Xperia Z2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and more RAM.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro features much more memory to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Z2, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Huawei nova 9 Pro has a slightly better camera than Xperia Z2, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Huawei nova 9 Pro also has a camera with a much better resolution and a bigger aperture.
Huawei nova 9 Pro has greater battery life than Xperia Z2, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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