Huawei Mate 9 vs. Sony XPERIA L1

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 9 and Sony XPERIA L1. 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

Huawei Mate 9 vs. Sony XPERIA L1 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate 9 Sony XPERIA L1
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - G3311
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 156.9 mm 151 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater height than Sony XPERIA L1.
Width 78.9 mm 74 mm Huawei Mate 9 has greater width than Sony XPERIA L1.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.7 mm Huawei Mate 9 is narrower than Huawei Mate 9.
Weight 190 g 180 g Sony XPERIA L1 is lighter than Huawei Mate 9.
Body Colour Moonlight silver | Space grey Black | White | Pink
Body Material Aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.42 W/kg 1.01 W/kg (body), 0.69 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate 9 Sony XPERIA L1
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.9" 5.5" Huawei Mate 9 has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA L1.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1280 x 720 pixels Huawei Mate 9 has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA L1.
Display Format Full HD HD
Pixel Density 373 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate 9 Sony XPERIA L1
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor MediaTek
Processor Number - MT6737T
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 1.45 GHz Huawei Mate 9 has higher clock speed than Sony XPERIA L1.
Processor Core Qty 8-core Quad-core Huawei Mate 9 has higher processor core quantity than Sony XPERIA L1.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 Mali T720 MP2
MEMORY Huawei Mate 9 Sony XPERIA L1
RAM 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM - 2 GB Huawei Mate 9 has more RAM than Sony XPERIA L1.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 16 GB Huawei Mate 9 has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA L1.
User Memory 41 GB 9 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Huawei Mate 9 Sony XPERIA L1
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei Mate 9 has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA L1.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Mate 9 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom 2x 3x Sony XPERIA L1 has better digital zoom than Huawei Mate 9.
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode Red-Eye Reduction
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile shutter Sony XPERIA L1 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) -
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Object tracking, Scene recognition, Touch Capture, Stereo Audio Recording, geotagging, Stereo Recording
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 5 Megapixel Huawei Mate 9 has better front camera resolution than Sony XPERIA L1.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.2 Huawei Mate 9 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 9.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate 9 Sony XPERIA L1
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 2620 mAh Huawei Mate 9 has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA L1.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 20 min -
Standby Time 504 hours 687 hours Sony XPERIA L1 has longer standby time than Huawei Mate 9.
Talk Time 1800 minutes 773 minutes Huawei Mate 9 has longer battery life when making calls than Sony XPERIA L1.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 1800 min
Standby: up to 504 hrs
Talk (GSM): up to 773 min
Standby (GSM): up to 639 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 692 min
Standby (3G): up to 687 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 651 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 3781 min
Playback (video): up to 502 min
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Huawei Mate 9 Sony XPERIA L1
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 7.0 Nougat
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.0 -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate 9 Sony XPERIA L1
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
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 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, 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 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, HSP, PAN, SPP, GAP, GOEP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, AVCTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, GATT, HOGP
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 SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Mate 9 Sony XPERIA L1
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA 9, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB 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
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, XviD, MPEG-4, ASF, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8, H.265 AVI, MPEG-4, DivX, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM, VP8, VP9, MPEG4-ASP, 3GPP
Sound Enhancements - Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Surround sound (VPT)
FEATURES Huawei Mate 9 Sony XPERIA L1
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, hall sensor, passive infrared motion sensor (PIR) Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader -
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone, 4-Mics Text-to-Speech (text recognition), xLOUD technology, intelligent typing (SWIFTKEY), intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, Multi Window, Ultra STAMINA Mode, Smart backlight control, Alarm Clock, handwriting recognition, Smart cleaner, Qnovo Adaptive Charging, STAMINA Mode, Screen zooming, Dynamic normaliser
OTHERS Huawei Mate 9 Sony XPERIA L1
Included Accessories Headset, carrying case, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to Micro-USB Adapter, USB-C cable Power adapter
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