Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra vs. Honor 50

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra and Honor 50. 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

Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra vs. Honor 50 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Honor 50
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number G3221 NTH-NX9
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 165 mm 159.96 mm Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra has greater height than Honor 50.
Width 79 mm 73.76 mm Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra has greater width than Honor 50.
Depth 8.1 mm 7.78 mm Honor 50 is narrower than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Weight 188 g 175 g Honor 50 is lighter than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Body Colour Black | White | Gold Midnight black | Emerald Green
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.43 W/kg (head) 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head), 2.76 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Honor 50
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology TFT AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 6.57" Honor 50 has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor 50 has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density - 403 ppi
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1073.7 million colours Honor 50 has better colour depth than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Display Enhancement Technology Super Vivid mode -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass, Image Enhance Technology -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Honor 50
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Processor Number MT6757 -
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP2 -
MEMORY Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Honor 50
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Honor 50 has more RAM than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Honor 50 has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
User Memory 24 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Honor 50
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 23 Megapixel 108 Megapixel Honor 50 has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/1.52" Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra has better camera sensor size than Honor 50.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX300 sensor -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra has better lens aperture than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Pixel Size - 2.1 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 120 mm -
Digital Zoom 5x -
Special Effects HDR, Creative effect -
Camera Modes Red-Eye Reduction, Panorama, AR Effect mode, SteadyShot, Timeshift burst, Superior Auto mode, low-light shots Slow motion mode, Fast Motion mode, Multi-video recording
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile shutter - Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 12032 x 9024
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Launch, Object tracking, Scene recognition, Sound Photo, Quick Capture, Hybrid Auto focus, Touch Capture, Hand Shutter, Stereo Audio Recording, geotagging Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Depth camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 50 has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/2.6" -
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX234 sensor -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra has better front lens aperture than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Field of View (Front) - 90 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) Smart Selfie Flash -
Camera Modes (Front) Low-light shots Super night selfie mode, AI Wide-angle selfie
Light Source (Front) Flash -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Honor 50
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 4300 mAh Honor 50 has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Fast Charging Technology Pump Express+ 2.0 Quick Charge technology Honor SuperCharge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 45 min
Standby Time 708 hours -
Talk Time 796 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 796 min
Standby (GSM): up to 658 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 713 min
Standby (3G): up to 708 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 671 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 3897 min
Playback (video): up to 518 min
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CELLULAR Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Honor 50
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor 50 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 11
User Interface - Magic UI 4.2
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Honor 50
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 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 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
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 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GAP, GOEP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, AVCTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, RFCOMM, GATT, HOGP, IOPT -
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, EAP-PWD -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Honor 50
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, LPCM, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, MPEG1 Layer3, apt-X, OTA, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, 3GPP WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, SBC
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, DivX, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM, VP8, VP9, MPEG4-ASP, 3GPP 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements Surround sound (VPT) Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio
FEATURES Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Honor 50
Phone Functions 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, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features Text-to-Speech (text recognition), xLOUD technology, intelligent typing (SWIFTKEY), intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, Multi Window, Clear Phase technology, Screen mirroring, Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Dynamic normaliser, Ultra STAMINA Mode, Smart backlight control, Alarm Clock, handwriting recognition, Noise suppression, Smart cleaner, Qnovo Adaptive Charging, STAMINA Mode, Screen zooming -
OTHERS Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Honor 50
Included Accessories Power adapter USB cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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