Huawei P9 vs Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Comparison and Differences
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Huawei P9
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Huawei P9 or Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Huawei P9 | Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2016, April | 2017, August | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 145 x 70.9 x 7 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.79 in | 129 x 64 x 9.3 mm | 5.08 x 5.08 x 2.52 in | |
| Weight | 144 g | 5.08 oz | 140 g | 4.94 oz | |
| Body Build | Front glass, aluminum body | Glass fiber reinforced plastic body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Ceramic White, Haze Gold, Rose Gold, Titanium Grey, Mystic Silver, Prestige Gold, Red, Blue | Black, White Silver, Horizon Blue, Twilight Pink | |
| Battery | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 2700 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
| Approximate price | 340 EUR | 330 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS-NEO LCD | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.2" in | 4.6" in | |
| Screen area | 74.9 cm2 | 58.3 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 72.9% | 70.7% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 1920 px | 720 x 1280 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 423 PPI | 319 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Single | 19 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF -12 MP B/W, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF |
-19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF | |
| Functions | Leica optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.4 | 8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm, 1/4'' | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat); EMUI 4.1 | Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - HiSilicon Kirin 955 (16 nm) | - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) | - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | |
| GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 | Adreno 540 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM (EVA-L19/EVA-L09) 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (EVA-L29) |
32 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 205147 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 356 | 411 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 857 | 1414 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1400 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 564 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 341 | 382 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1033 | 1624 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1709 | 1890 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 4820 | 6422 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 3797 | 7814 | |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 1725 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat15 800/75 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| 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 | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes (EVA-L09 only) | Yes | |
| USB | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 1.43 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging: 44% in 30 min |
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: EVA-L09 (EU, LATAM, India, Global Single SIM); EVA-L19, EVA-L29 (Global Dual SIM) |
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