Sony Xperia XZs vs Huawei nova Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017	Sep 01, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
	€399

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm	5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 inches 141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm
Weight
5.68 oz / 161.0 g	5.15 oz / 146.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Blue	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 70.64% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	1920x1080px, 441 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Snapdragon 625 8953
Processor
Quad-core 2200 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 506
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/64GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
2900 mAh, Li - Ion	3020 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
19 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD, 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32	1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2016 FCC ID value: QISCAN-LX1
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.43 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	64GB
Dual SIM	Yes
Prices (MSRP)	$700

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