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Huawei P30 vs Sony Xperia XZ3

What P30 does better (11) and where Xperia XZ3 wins (6) — every spec side by side.

Huawei P30
Huawei · 2018P30
6.2Score
11 advantages≈ $210
vs
Sony Xperia XZ3
Sony · 2018Xperia XZ3
6.4Score
6 advantages≈ $290
Higher score
6.1Display6.8
7.3Camera5.2
2.9Battery3.1
4.1Features6.7
Dimensions

Size comparison

P30Xperia XZ3
71.4 × 149.17.673 × 1589.9
P30Xperia XZ3Difference
Height149.1 mm158 mm−8.9 mm
Width71.4 mm73 mm−1.6 mm
Thickness7.6 mm9.9 mm−2.3 mm
Weight165 g193 g−28 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is P30 better than Xperia XZ3?

  1. Main camera40 MP vs 19 MP2.1×
  2. RAM8 GB vs 4 GB2×
  3. Storage (max)256 GB vs 64 GB4×
  4. Optical stabilisationYes · Xperia XZ3: No
  5. Battery capacity3,650 mAh vs 3,330 mAh+10%
  6. Rear cameras3 vs 13×
  7. Selfie camera32 MP vs 13 MP2.5×
  8. 3.5 mm headphone jackYes · Xperia XZ3: No
  9. Weight165 g vs 193 g+17%
  10. Thickness7.6 mm vs 9.9 mm+31%
  11. Screen-to-body ratio85.8% vs 80.5%+7%

Why is Xperia XZ3 better than P30?

  1. Water resistance (IPx)IPx3 vs IPx82.7×
  2. Wireless chargingNo · P30: Yes
  3. Stereo speakersNo · P30: Yes
  4. Pixel density422 ppi vs 537 ppi+27%
  5. CPU frequency2.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz+8%
  6. Resolution (width)1,080 px vs 1,440 px+33%
Specifications

Side by side

Huawei P30Huawei P30≈ $2106.2
Sony Xperia XZ3Sony Xperia XZ3≈ $2906.4
Design
Weight165 g193 g
Thickness7.6 mm9.9 mm
Height149.1 mm158 mm
Width71.4 mm73 mm
FrameAluminiumAluminium
BackGlassGlass
Ingress protectionIP53IP68
Water resistance (IPx)IPx3IPx8
Glass protectionCorning Gorilla Glass 6Gorilla Glass 5
ColoursBlue—
Display
Screen size6.1″6″
PanelOLEDPOLED
OLED panelYesYes
Resolution (width)1,080 px1,440 px
Resolution (height)2,340 px2,880 px
Pixel density422 ppi537 ppi
Refresh rate60 Hz—
Peak brightness—550 nits
Measured brightness631 nits—
Screen-to-body ratio85.8%80.5%
HDRYesYes
Performance
ChipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Chip makerHiSiliconQualcomm
Process7 nm—
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
GPUMali G76 MP10Adreno 630
AnTuTu score732,904—
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)2,825—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme675—
Memory
RAM8 GB4 GB
Storage (max)256 GB64 GB
Storage (base)64 GB64 GB
Storage typeUFS 2.1—
Memory card slotYesYes
Camera
Main camera40 MP19 MP
Main camera aperturef/1.8—
Main sensor size1/1.7"—
Rear cameras31
Optical stabilisationYesNo
Ultra-wide cameraNoNo
Telephoto cameraNoNo
Optical zoom3×—
Max video4K4K
4K video frame rate30 fps30 fps
Selfie camera32 MP13 MP
4K selfie videoNo—
Battery
Battery capacity3,650 mAh3,330 mAh
Battery typeLi-Po—
Wired charging25 W—
Charged in 30 min70%—
Wireless chargingNoYes
Connectivity
5GNoNo
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth55
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.13.1
Dual-band GPSYes—
Satellite navigationGPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSSGPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Features
Stereo speakersNoYes
3.5 mm headphone jackYesNo
Fingerprint sensorUnder displayRear
BarometerYesYes
Sensorsproximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, hall, color spectrum, fingerprintproximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, compass, barometer, color spectrum, fingerprint
SAR (head)0.33 W/kg—
Software
OS at launchAndroid 9.0 PieAndroid 9.0 Pie
PlatformAndroidAndroid
InterfaceEMUI 10—
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