Sony XPERIA XA vs. Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Sony XPERIA XA and Huawei Mate 20 X (5G). 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 XA vs. Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA XA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number F3111 -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 143.6 mm 174.6 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater height than Sony XPERIA XA.
Width 66.8 mm 85.4 mm Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has greater width than Sony XPERIA XA.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.38 mm Sony XPERIA XA is narrower than Sony XPERIA XA.
Weight 137 g 233 g Sony XPERIA XA is lighter than Sony XPERIA XA.
Body Colour Lime gold | Rose gold | White | Graphite black Emerald Green
Protection - Dustproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) is waterproof.
IP rating - IP53
SAR Value 0.471 W/kg (body), 0.473 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body), 0.91 W/kg (head), 2.21 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA XA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology TFT -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 7.2" Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA XA.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2244 x 1080 pixels Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA XA.
Display Format HD Full HD+
Pixel Density - 345 ppi
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Enhancement Technology Super Vivid mode -
Display Features Curve edge Full Lamination, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Scratch-resistant glass Fingerprint-resistant coating, Aluminosilicate glass
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA XA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Hisilicon Kirin 980
Processor Number MT6755 -
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.6 GHz Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has higher clock speed than Sony XPERIA XA.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T860 MP2 Mali-G76
MEMORY Sony XPERIA XA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
RAM 2 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more RAM than Sony XPERIA XA.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 256 GB Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA XA.
User Memory 11 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 200 GB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Sony XPERIA XA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 40 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA XA.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX258 sensor -
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture - F/1.8
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 100 mm -
Digital Zoom 5x -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Sweep Panorama, low-light shots -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile shutter - Sony XPERIA XA has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED flash
Camera Features (Functions) Sound Photo, Hybrid Auto focus, auto scene recognition Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Leica Triple Camera, Contrast Auto-Focus, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 20 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 24 Megapixel Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA XA.
Sensor Type (Front) - CMOS
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX219 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA XA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2300 mAh 4200 mAh Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA XA.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 603 hours -
Talk Time 678 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 678 min
Standby (GSM): up to 560 hrs
Talk (WCDMA): up to 607 min
Standby (WCDMA): up to 603 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 572 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 55.3 hrs
Playback (video): up to 7.35 hrs
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Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Sony XPERIA XA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface - EMUI 9.1
Navigation A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA XA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-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
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 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 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD 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+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N77, n78, n79
5G NR Frequency - TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GAP, GOEP, A2DP, AVRCP, SAP, AVCTP, AVDTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, HOGP SBC
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 -
Modem - Balong 5000
Messaging Services Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Sony XPERIA XA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, ASF, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, AMR, MP3, FLAC, LPCM, MIDI, OTA, MP4 WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, EAC3, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, HWA, 3GP, AC-4
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, DivX, H.263, VP8, VP9, 3GP2 XviD, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, VP8, VP9, MP4
Sound Enhancements 3D surround sound (VPT) -
FEATURES Sony XPERIA XA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
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, digital compass, hall sensor 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
Additional Phone Features Radio Data Service (RDS), DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, xLOUD technology, Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2, Clear Phase technology, Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Dynamic normaliser, Alarm Clock, handwriting recognition HUAWEI M-Pen support
OTHERS Sony XPERIA XA Huawei Mate 20 X (5G)
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, protective case
Compliant Standards - IP53, TUV Rheinland
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