Phone Comparison - Huawei Mate 9 vs Sony Xperia XZ

Huawei Mate 9
huawei mate 9
Sony Xperia XZ
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Sony
Announced November 2016 September 2016
Status Available - November 2016 Coming Soon - October 2016
Price Rs. 51,500 ($770.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,990 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Gold, Graphite, Brown, Pink, Black Platinum, Mineral Black, Forest Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 in)
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Metal Body
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface EMUI 5.0 -
Processor Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.44 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 960 [Similar] Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 [Similar]
GPU Mali-G71 [Similar] Adreno 530 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.9 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (373 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 77.67% 70.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP & 20 MP [Similar] 23 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features f/2.2, 27 mm, Leica optics, Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1080p, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4000 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -