For this specs comparison, we’re putting the Sony Xperia XZ2 side-by-side with the Huawei Mate 10 Pro to check which one has the advantage in certain aspects. Which smartphone do you think will come out to the top? Let’s start!
The Sony Xperia XZ2 follows the unusual trend for not having 3.5mm audio port. It has a 5.7″ 18:9 Full HD+ TRILUMINOS display with 2160 x 1080 resolution, Snapdragon 845 processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, 19MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, 3,180mAh battery with Quick Charge and Wireless Charging.
The Huawei Mate 10 Pro is the company’s main front liner for their Mate series. It has a 6″ 18:9 HD+ OLED display with 2160 x 1980 resolution, a Kirin 970 processor, 6GB RAM, 128GB internal storage, 12MP + 20MP dual rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash, 8MP front camera, and 4,000mAh battery with SuperCharge technology.
Here are their detailed specs:
| Sony Xperia XZ2 | Huawei Mate 10 Pro |
|---|---|
| 5.7-inch 18:9 Full HD+ HDR TRILUMINOS display @1080 x 2160px | 6-inch 18:9 Full HD+ OLED FullView display @ 2160 x 1080 pixels, 402ppi |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass (Front and Back) |
| HDR | HDR 10 |
| 2.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core | 2.36GHz HiSilicon Kirin 970 octa-core |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali G72-MP12 GPU |
| 4GB RAM | 6GB LPDDR4 RAM |
| 64GB UFS internal storage | 128GB UFS 2.1 internal storage |
| 19MP rear Motion Eye camera (1/ 2.3”, 1.22μm, 25mm Sony G Lens f/2.0) | 12MP + 20MP dual Leica optic rear cameras with Dual Tone LED Flash: f/1.6, OIS, 2x lossless zoom, Leica optics PDAF + CAF + Laser + Depth auto-focus |
| 5MP Exmor RS front camera (1/ 5”, 23mm f/2.2 wide angle) | 8MP f/2.0 front-facing camera |
| 4G LTE | 4G LTE Cat. 18 (1.2Gbps) |
| Single SIM/Dual SIM | Dual SIM, Dual Standby (hybrid) |
| WiFi, Miracast | WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, DLNA |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS with aGPS, GLONASS | GPS with GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint scanner | Fingerprint scanner |
| IP65/IP68 Dust and Water Resistance | IP67 Water and Dust Resistance |
| Stereo Speaker with S-Force Front Surround, Qualcomm aptX HD audio | 384k 32-bit Hi-Fi Audio |
| USB Type C 3.1 | USB Type-C |
| - | DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo with EMUI 8.0 |
| 3180mAh battery w/ Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Qi Wireless Charging | 4,000mAh Li-Ion battery with SuperCharge |
| 153 x 72 x 11.1 mm | 154.2 x 74.5 x 7.9mm |
| 198g | 178 g |
Here are the advantage of each smartphone:
Sony Xperia XZ2
+ Higher CPU clock speed
+ Higher rear camera resolution
+ 960 fps slow-motion
+ Bluetooth 5.0
+ expandable storage via microSD card slot
Huawei Mate 10 Pro
+ Larger screen size
+ Larger RAM
+ Larger internal storage
+ Higher front camera resolution
+ DisplayPort 1.2
+ Larger battery capacity
+ Lighter and slimmer
Both devices have the same aspect ratio and screen resolution with two main differences. The XZ2 has a TRILUMINOS display with a lower screen size while the Mate 10 Pro has an OLED display. In terms of viewing experience, the latter has the advantage.
In terms of clock speed, the Snapdragon 845 of the XZ2 is faster than the Kirin 970 of the Mate 10 Pro. As for GPU performance, the older Adreno 540 GPU of the Snapdragon 835 performed better than the Mali G72-MP12 of the Kirin 970 so we’re inclined to think that the Adreno 630 GPU is better and can handle gaming better.
When it comes to cameras, the 19MP rear camera resolution of the XZ2 is higher than the 12MP RGB sensor of the Mate 10 Pro but lower than its 20MP monochrome. For the front camera, the Mate 10 Pro has the advantage. We’ll know which camera is better once we have both devices on hand.
As for battery capacity, the Mate 10 Pro clearly has the advantage but it doesn’t have a wireless charging feature like the XZ2.
The XZ2 is yet to be priced while the Huawei Mate 10 Pro is priced at Php38,990.
What do you think? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
