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Huawei P9 vs Sony Xperia X Performance

    2.79 in
    5.71 in
    Huawei P9 Mobile Phone
    Huawei P9
      2.77 in
      5.66 in
      Sony Xperia X Performance Mobile Phone
      Sony Xperia X Performance
      Editiorial reviews
      21
      4.2 out of 5
      9 user ratings
      5 stars
      		33 %
      4 stars
      		66 %
      3 stars
      		0 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      11
      3.3 out of 5
      5 user ratings
      5 stars
      		0 %
      4 stars
      		40 %
      3 stars
      		60 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
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      User rating
      39
      4.4 out of 5
      39 user ratings
      5 stars
      		46 %
      4 stars
      		46 %
      3 stars
      		7 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %
      41
      4.1 out of 5
      41 user ratings
      5 stars
      		29 %
      4 stars
      		48 %
      3 stars
      		21 %
      2 stars
      		0 %
      1 stars
      		0 %

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      Hardware

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
      Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 6.0
      CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.15 GHz
      CPU cores8-coreQuad-core
      CPU modelHuawei HiSilicon Kirin 950Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
      GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP4Qualcomm Adreno 530
      RAM memory
      • 3 GB
      • 4 GB
      		3 GB

      Display

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
      Screen size5.2 in5.0 in
      Touchscreenyesyes
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDLCD
      Resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
      TechnologyIPS TFT
      • IPS
      • IPS TFT
      Pixel density424.0 ppi441.0 ppi
      Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Scratch-resistant glass
      Dual screen supportnono
      HDRnono
      Multi touchyesyes

      Rear camera

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
      Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.3"
      Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
      Video recordingyesyes
      Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
      Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps60.0 fps
      Autofocusyesyes
      Face detectionyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      HDR Captureyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes
      Panoramayesyes
      Smile detectionyesyes
      Touch focusyesyes

      Front camera

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
      Primary resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
      Lens apertureF/2.4F/2.0

      Storage

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
      Internal storage
      • 32 GB
      • 64 GB
      		32 GB
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage128GB256GB
      Types of memory card supported
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC
      		microSD

      Design

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
      Material
      • Aluminum
      • Plastic
      		Metal

      Dimensions

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
      Height5.71 in5.66 in
      Width2.79 in2.77 in
      Depth0.27 in0.34 in
      Weight5.08 oz5.82 oz

      Sensors

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Digital compassyesyes
      Ambient light sensoryesyes
      Fingerprintyesyes
      Gyroscopeyesyes

      Connectivity

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
      Dual sim support
      • no
      • yes
      		yes
      Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version4.14.2
      Bluetooth profile
      • A2DP
      • A2DP
      • A2DP
      • AVRCP
      • DID
      • GAP
      • GATT
      • GAVDP
      • HFP
      • HID
      • HOGP
      • HSP
      • MAP
      • OPP
      • PAN
      • PBAP
      • SPP
      NFCyesyes
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      USB version2.02.0
      Type of USB connectorUSB Type-CMicro-USB
      Video outputNoNo

      Cellular

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Wireless networking standard
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      • 802.11a
      • 802.11ac
      • 802.11b
      • 802.11g
      • 802.11n
      Data transmission
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • TDD-LTE
      • EDGE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • LTE
      Navigation system
      • A-GPS
      • BeiDou
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      • A-GPS
      • BeiDou
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      2G GSMyesyes
      GSM frequencies
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      3G UMTSyesyes
      UMTS frequences
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 800 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      4G LTEyesyes
      LTE frequencies
      • 800 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 2600 MHz
      • 700 MHz
      • 800 MHz
      • 850 MHz
      • 900 MHz
      • 1700 MHz
      • 1800 MHz
      • 1900 MHz
      • 2100 MHz
      • 2600 MHz
      • 2300 MHz
      • 2500 MHz
      Mobile hotspotyesyes
      Streaming standards
      • Google Cast
      • Miracast
      • Google Cast
      • Miracast
      • MirrorLink

      Battery

      Huawei P9Huawei P9
      Sony Xperia X PerformanceSony Xperia X Performance
      Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
      Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
      Talk time14.53 h15.7 h
      Fast chargingnoyes

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
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