Huawei Mate 20 X vs. Sony XPERIA 1 IV

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Huawei Mate 20 X and Sony XPERIA 1 IV. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate 20 X vs. Sony XPERIA 1 IV Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 20 X Sony XPERIA 1 IV
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 174.6 mm 165 mm Huawei Mate 20 X has greater height than Sony XPERIA 1 IV.
Width 85.4 mm 71 mm Huawei Mate 20 X has greater width than Sony XPERIA 1 IV.
Depth 8.15 mm 8.2 mm Huawei Mate 20 X is narrower than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Weight 232 g 187 g Sony XPERIA 1 IV is lighter than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Body Colour Midnight blue Black | Purple
Body Material - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Protection - Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Sony XPERIA 1 IV is waterproof.
IP rating - IPX8, IPX5, IP6X
SAR Value 0.95 W/kg (body), 0.42 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body), 0.88 W/kg (head), 1.56 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card -
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 20 X Sony XPERIA 1 IV
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology - OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 7.2" 6.5" Huawei Mate 20 X has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA 1 IV.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2244 x 1080 pixels 3840 x 1644 pixels Sony XPERIA 1 IV has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Display Format Full HD+ 4K
Aspect Ratio - 21:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
HDR - Yes Sony XPERIA 1 IV has HDR.
Display Enhancement Technology - Motion Blur Reduction 240Hz
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut Creator mode powered by CineAlta, X1 for mobile image processing engine, Dark mode, BT.2020, 10 bit tonal gradation, Illuminant D65 White point, 100% DCI-P3
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass Victus (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 20 X Sony XPERIA 1 IV
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 980 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Clock Speed 2.6 GHz 3 GHz Sony XPERIA 1 IV has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate 20 X has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO
MEMORY Huawei Mate 20 X Sony XPERIA 1 IV
RAM 6 GB 12 GB Sony XPERIA 1 IV has more RAM than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 256 GB Sony XPERIA 1 IV has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Memory Interface - UFS
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) NM card - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 20 X Sony XPERIA 1 IV
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 40 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA 1 IV.
Sensor Size - 1/1.7"
Sensor Type - Exmor RS CMOS
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.7 Sony XPERIA 1 IV has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Field of View (FoV) - 82 degree(s)
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Sony XPERIA 1 IV has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 24 mm
Special Effects HDR HDR
Camera Modes - Burst mode, SteadyShot, Intelligent Active Mode, Vlog mode, Videography Pro, VENICE CS, Soft Monochrome
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile detection - Huawei Mate 20 X has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 25 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Depth Auto Focus, Leica Triple Camera, AI Image Stabilisation, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS) Object tracking, Stereo Recording, EIS video stabilisation, BIONZ X for mobile, up to 20 fps AF/AE, up to 60 times per second continuous AF / AE calculation, Real-time Eye AF for humans and animals, Cinematography Pro powered by CineAlta, Intelligent wind filter, 5-Axis Stabilisation, 4K HDR video recording, Real-Time Tracking, Optical SteadyShot with FlawlessEye, ZEISS Optics, AI subject detection
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 20 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has better second camera resolution than Sony XPERIA 1 IV.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/3.5"
Sensor Type (2nd Camera) - Exmor RS CMOS
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.3 - f/2.8 Huawei Mate 20 X has better second camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 28 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Sony XPERIA 1 IV has higher resolution third camera than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Sensor Size (3rd Camera) - 1/2.5"
Sensor Name (3rd Camera) - Sony Exmor RS sensor
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Sony XPERIA 1 IV has better third camera lens aperture than Huawei Mate 20 X.
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 124 degree(s)
Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) - 16 mm
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA 1 IV.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.9"
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Field of View (Front) - 83 degree(s)
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - SteadyShot, Intelligent Active Mode, Selfie portrait
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Camera Features (Front) - Hand Shutter
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 20 X Sony XPERIA 1 IV
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 5000 mAh 5000 mAh Both phones have the same battery capacity.
Fast Charging Technology HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Xperia-Adaptive Charging, Power Delivery Both phones have fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Sony XPERIA 1 IV can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 20 X Sony XPERIA 1 IV
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Sony XPERIA 1 IV has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 12
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 20 X Sony XPERIA 1 IV
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 46, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2 LE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate 20 X Sony XPERIA 1 IV
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, 3GA, MP4, HWA PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, DSD, LDAC, ALAC, OPUS, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, Vorbis, AAC-ELD, Dolby Atmos, Dolby-AC4, 360 Reality Audio Music Format
Supported Digital Video Standards MPEG-4, 3GP MPEG-4, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, H.265, AV1
Sound Enhancements - Dolby Atmos sound technology, Hi-Res audio, DSEE Ultimate, Hi-Res audio wireless, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive, 360 Reality Audio Certified, 360 Reality Audio Upmix, Music Pro, PS Remote Play
FEATURES Huawei Mate 20 X Sony XPERIA 1 IV
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor -
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features HUAWEI M-Pen support TTY compatible, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), multitasking, Battery Care, STAMINA Mode, TalkBack, Dynamic vibration system, Game Enhancer, DUALSHOCK 4 control compatibility, Google Cast, Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming, Battery Share function, DualSense control compatibility, full-stage stereo speakers
OTHERS Huawei Mate 20 X Sony XPERIA 1 IV
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case -
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland IPX5, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible), IPX8, IP6X, ITU-R BT.2020, USB Power Delivery
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