Sony XPERIA X vs. Huawei Mate 9

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Sony XPERIA X and Huawei Mate 9. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Sony XPERIA X vs. Huawei Mate 9 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA X Huawei Mate 9
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number F5121 -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 143 mm 156.9 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater height than Sony XPERIA X.
Width 69 mm 78.9 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater width than Sony XPERIA X.
Depth 7.7 mm 7.9 mm Sony XPERIA X is narrower than Sony XPERIA X.
Weight 152 g 190 g Sony XPERIA X is lighter than Sony XPERIA X.
Body Colour White | Lime gold | Rose gold | Graphite black Moonlight silver | Space grey
Body Material - Aluminium
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.23 W/kg (body), 0.72 W/kg (head) 1.42 W/kg
Integrated Components FM radio FM radio
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
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
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA X Huawei Mate 9
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 5.9" Huawei Mate 9 has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA X.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density - 373 ppi
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 1500:1
Display Enhancement Technology Super Vivid mode -
Display Features Curve edge -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Scratch-resistant glass 2.5D Arc Glass
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA X Huawei Mate 9
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor
Processor Number MSM8956 -
Clock Speed 1.8 GHz 2.4 GHz Huawei Mate 9 has higher clock speed than Sony XPERIA X.
Processor Core Qty 6-core 8-core Huawei Mate 9 has higher processor core quantity than Sony XPERIA X.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 510 Mali G71 MP8
MEMORY Sony XPERIA X Huawei Mate 9
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Huawei Mate 9 has more RAM than Sony XPERIA X.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Huawei Mate 9 has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA X.
User Memory 20 GB 41 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 200 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Sony XPERIA X Huawei Mate 9
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 23 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Sony XPERIA X has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 9.
Sensor Type - BSI-CMOS
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS sensor -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Sony XPERIA X has better lens aperture than Sony XPERIA X.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei Mate 9 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 24 mm -
Digital Zoom 8x 2x Sony XPERIA X has better digital zoom than Huawei Mate 9.
Special Effects Night Scene, Creative effect -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Red-Eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, AR Effect mode, SteadyShot, Timeshift video Time-lapse mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile shutter, Face in Picture - Sony XPERIA X has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Launch, Superior Auto, Object tracking, G lens, Scene recognition, Sound Photo, Hybrid Auto focus, Sticker Creator Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 13 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Sony XPERIA X has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 9.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/1.9 Huawei Mate 9 has better front lens aperture than Sony XPERIA X.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA X Huawei Mate 9
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2620 mAh 4000 mAh Huawei Mate 9 has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA X.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 20 min
Standby Time 600 hours 504 hours Sony XPERIA X has longer standby time than Huawei Mate 9.
Talk Time 840 minutes 1800 minutes Huawei Mate 9 has longer battery life when making calls than Sony XPERIA X.
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 600 min
Standby (GSM): up to 580 hrs
Talk (WCDMA): up to 840 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 600 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 540 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 64 hrs
Playback (video): up to 10 hrs
Talk: up to 1800 min
Standby: up to 504 hrs
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Sony XPERIA X Huawei Mate 9
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface - HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA X Huawei Mate 9
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GAP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, GATT, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Sony XPERIA X Huawei Mate 9
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, ASF, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, XMF, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, MXMF, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MP4, ALAC, OPUS WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA 9, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, AVI, XviD, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, WebM, VP8, VP9, H.265 RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265
Sound Enhancements Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE HX), 3D surround sound (VPT) -
FEATURES Sony XPERIA X Huawei Mate 9
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, pedometer, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, motion sensor, geomagnetic sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor, passive infrared motion sensor (PIR)
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features TTY compatible, Radio Data Service (RDS), DLNA Certified, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), sharing media via DLNA, Screen capture, intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, battery STAMINA mode, Glove mode, TRILUMINOS display, X-Reality engine, Screen mirroring, Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Dynamic normaliser, Smart Cleaning, Digital Noise Cancelling (DNC), Live Color LED, Hi-Res Audio, Low power audio playback, Smart backlight control, MirrorLink support, High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), S-Force Front surround, Read Mode, Alarm Clock, handwriting recognition, PS4 Remote Play DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone, 4-Mics
OTHERS Sony XPERIA X Huawei Mate 9
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, carrying case, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to Micro-USB Adapter, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
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