Huawei P20 vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Specs Comparison

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8.5
Huawei P20
7.5
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact
Huawei P20 Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact
Released · Apr 27, 2018
Released · Apr 05, 2018
5.8-inch · 2244x1080px
5.0-inch · 2160x1080px
Dual camera
Single camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
3400 mAh
2870 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018 Feb 26, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches
149.1 x 70.8 x 7.65 mm
5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches
135 x 65 x 12.1 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g 5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP53 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, Blue Black, Silver, Pink, Green

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 80.36% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 73.56% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, HDR, 700 nits
Resolution
2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 429 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 483 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent) 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm) Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Mali-G72 MP12 Adreno 630
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Polymer 2870 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.55 μm
19 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
20 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.7"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
24 MP
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 25, 2018
FCC ID value: PY7-24118Q
Measured SAR
Head: 0.78 W/kg
Body: 0.74 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual-SIM
Dual SIM Yes
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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