Comparison of Sony Xperia XA1 Plus and Huawei Honor 9C smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Xperia XA1 Plus

Huawei Honor 9C

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony

Huawei

Phone model

Xperia XA1 Plus

Honor 9C

Year of release

2017

2020

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

155 mm

160 mm

Body width

75 mm

76 mm

Body thickness

8.7 mm

8.1 mm

Weight

190 g

176 g

Volume

101.14 cm³

98.5 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Aluminium alloy
• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• Golden
• Light blue

• Blue
• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Mediatek Helio P20 MT6757

• HiSilicon Kirin 710A

CPU clock speed

2300 MHz

2000 MHz

Number of processor cores

8

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

256 + 256 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

2 MB

Processor size

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8-A

Manufacturing process

16 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• ARM Mali-T880 MP2

• ARM Mali-G51 MP4

GPU clock speed

900 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

4 GB

4 GB

RAM frequency

1600 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 32 GB

• 64 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

256 GB

512 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• MediaTek Helio P20 (MT6757)

Operating system

Operating system

Android 7.0

Android 9.0

Battery

Battery capacity

3430

4000

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Pol

Charging the battery from USB

Fast battery charging

Fast charging technology

MediaTek Pump Express Plus 2.0

Screen

Screen diagonal

5.5 in

6.39 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1560 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• HD

Pixel density

401 ppi

269 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

S-IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

2.167

2.5D curved screen

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

23 Mp

48 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

6394 x 3597 pixels

9238 x 5196 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full Ultra HD
• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Dual camera

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Photomatrix model

Sony Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Photomatrix size

6.17 x 4.55 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.118 μm

Crop factor

5.64

Aperture

f/2

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

8 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3771 x 2121 pixels

3771 x 2121 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX219PQ Exmor R

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Photomatrix size

3.6 x 2.7 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.103 μm

Crop factor

9.61

Aperture

f/2

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

Alternating

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4.5G

4.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 6

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

USB Type-C

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.2

5.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• DIP
• GAVDP
• GAP
• HDP
• HFP
• HID
• HSP
• MAP
• OPP
• PAN
• SPP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Magnetometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

USB Type-C

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265
• WMV

• MP4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• Facebook
• Twitter

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Face scanner

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.65 W/kg