Sony XPERIA XZ Premium vs. Honor 50

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Sony XPERIA XZ Premium and Honor 50. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Sony XPERIA XZ Premium vs. Honor 50 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA XZ Premium Honor 50
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number G8141 NTH-NX9
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156 mm 159.96 mm Honor 50 has greater height than Sony XPERIA XZ Premium.
Width 77 mm 73.76 mm Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has greater width than Honor 50.
Depth 7.9 mm 7.78 mm Honor 50 is narrower than Sony XPERIA XZ Premium.
Weight 195 g 175 g Honor 50 is lighter than Sony XPERIA XZ Premium.
Body Colour Luminous chrome | Deepsea black Midnight black | Emerald Green
Body Material Gorilla glass 5 -
Protection Dustproof, water-resistant -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Sony XPERIA XZ Premium is waterproof.
IP rating IP68, IP65 -
SAR Value 1.16 W/kg (body), 1.21 W/kg (head) 1.1 W/kg (body), 0.8 W/kg (head), 2.76 W/kg (limb)
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 XZ Premium Honor 50
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology TRILUMINOS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.57" Honor 50 has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA XZ Premium.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 3840 x 2160 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has better screen resolution than Honor 50.
Display Format 4K -
Pixel Density - 403 ppi
Max Brightness 700 cd/m² -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1073.7 million colours Honor 50 has better colour depth than Sony XPERIA XZ Premium.
Display Enhancement Technology Super Vivid mode, Dynamic Contrast Enhancement -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features 2.5D curved glass -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA XZ Premium Honor 50
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Processor Number MSM8998 -
Clock Speed 2.45 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 540 -
MEMORY Sony XPERIA XZ Premium Honor 50
RAM 4 GB 6 GB Honor 50 has more RAM than Sony XPERIA XZ Premium.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Honor 50 has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA XZ Premium.
User Memory 49.31 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Sony XPERIA XZ Premium Honor 50
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 19 Megapixel 108 Megapixel Honor 50 has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA XZ Premium.
Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/1.52" Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has better camera sensor size than Honor 50.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has better lens aperture than Sony XPERIA XZ Premium.
Pixel Size - 2.1 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 120 mm -
Digital Zoom 8x -
Special Effects Creative effect -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Red-Eye Reduction, Panorama, AR Effect mode, SteadyShot, manual mode, Intelligent Active Mode, Superior Auto mode, low-light shots, Night scene mode Slow motion mode, Fast Motion mode, Multi-video recording
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile shutter - Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has face detection.
Light Source LED light LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 12032 x 9024
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Launch, Object tracking, G lens, Scene recognition, BIONZ image processing engine, Sound Photo, Quick Capture, Stereo Audio Recording, Triple image sensing technology, Predictive Hybrid Autofocus, Predictive Capture, Motion Eye camera, 3x Clear image zoom, Anti-distortion shutter, Movie Creator 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) 13 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Honor 50 has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA XZ Premium.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/3.06" -
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS sensor -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has better front lens aperture than Sony XPERIA XZ Premium.
Field of View (Front) - 90 degree(s)
Camera Modes (Front) SteadyShot, Intelligent Active Mode Super night selfie mode, AI Wide-angle selfie
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) Self-timer, Hand Shutter -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA XZ Premium Honor 50
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3230 mAh 4300 mAh Honor 50 has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA XZ Premium.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Honor SuperCharge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 45 min
Standby Time 640 hours -
Talk Time 1480 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 870 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1480 min
Standby (GSM): up to 560 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 640 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 610 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 84 hrs
Playback (video): up to 680 min
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CELLULAR Sony XPERIA XZ Premium 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 7.1 Nougat Android 11
User Interface - Magic UI 4.2
Intelligent Assistant Google Now -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA XZ Premium 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 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 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 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 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 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/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GAP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, GATT, DID, HOGP, LDAC -
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 -
MEDIA Sony XPERIA XZ Premium Honor 50
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, ASF, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, XMF, LPCM, AAC +, eAAC+, MKA, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSDIFF, DSD, LDAC, MXMF, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MP4, ALAC, OPUS, 3GPP, M4V, AAC-ELD, ADTS, 3GPP2, MPEG 2 TS, WAVE WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, SBC
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, AVI, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, TS, WebM, 3G2, VP8, VP9, H.265, 3GPP, 3GPP2 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE HX), 3D surround sound (VPT) Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio
FEATURES Sony XPERIA XZ Premium Honor 50
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, pedometer, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, Time of Flight (ToF), geomagnetic sensor, RGBC-IR sensor, Significant motion detector Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features TTY compatible, DLNA Certified, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), sharing media via DLNA, intelligent typing (SWIFTKEY), intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, Glove mode, Multi Window, X-Reality engine, MIMO technology, Google Voice typing function, Screen mirroring, Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Dynamic normaliser, Digital Noise Cancelling (DNC), Ultra STAMINA Mode, Live Color LED, Hi-Res Audio, Low power audio playback, Smart backlight control, High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), Wi-Fi Passpoint, S-Force Front surround, Alarm Clock, PS4 Remote Play, Noise suppression, Smart cleaner, Qnovo Adaptive Charging, Battery Care, Smart Lock, Smart Stamina, STAMINA Mode, Screen zooming, Sony BRAVIA TV technology, Automatic Headphone Optimisation (AHO), Virtual Phones Technology (VPT), Xperia Actions, Automatic headset compensation -
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Sony XPERIA XZ Premium Honor 50
Included Accessories Power adapter USB cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards IP68, IP65, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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