Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia XA Ultra vs Huawei Mate 9 vs Sony XA1 Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Huawei Sony
Announced May 2016 November 2016 February 2017
Status Available - July 2016 Available - November 2016 Coming Soon - Q2 2017
Price Rs. 26,000 ($382.35) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 51,500 ($770.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold White, Gold, Graphite, Brown, Pink, Black White, Black, Gold, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164.2 x 79.4 x 8.4 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.33 in)
156.9 x 78.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 in)
165 x 79 x 8.1 mm
(6.5 x 3.11 x 0.32 in)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- 2.5D Curved Glass
- Metal Body
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface - EMUI 5.0 -
Processor 1.8GHz Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 Octa-core (4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.44 GHz Cortex-A53), Hisilicon Kirin 960 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20
GPU Mali-T860 Mali-G71 Mali-T880MP2
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, To Be Confirmed
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 5.9 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (373 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.18% 77.67% 76.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio To be confirmed
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 Dual 12 MP & 20 MP 23 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Hybrid Autofocus, 1/2.4'' Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama f/2.2, 27 mm, Leica optics, Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 16 MP, Autofocus, OIS, LED flash [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, 23mm, OIS, autofocus, 1/2.6" sensor size [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2700 mAh 4000 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -