Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia XZ vs Huawei Mate 9 vs Honor 9

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Huawei Honor
Announced September 2016 November 2016 June 2017
Status Coming Soon - October 2016 Available - November 2016 Available - June 2017
Price Rs. 49,990 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 51,500 ($770.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 32,750 ($510.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Platinum, Mineral Black, Forest Blue White, Gold, Graphite, Brown, Pink, Black Blue, Amber Gold, Gray, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 in)
147.3 × 70.9 × 7.45 mm
(5.8 × 2.79 × 0.29 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Metal Body
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal and glass Build
- Dual Cameras
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface - EMUI 5.0 EMUI 5.1
Processor Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.44 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 960 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 960
GPU Adreno 530 Mali-G71 Mali-G71 MP8
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Cruved Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.9 inches 5.15 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (373 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.79% 77.67% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot 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, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2900 mAh 4000 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -