Sony Xperia XA Dual vs Huawei Nova Plus

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Comparing the Sony Xperia XA Dual vs Huawei Nova Plus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Xperia XA Dual and Huawei Nova Plus run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Huawei Nova Plus offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Sony Xperia XA Dual offers 5 inches, making Huawei Nova Plus the larger display of the two. Both Sony Xperia XA Dual and Huawei Nova Plus feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Huawei Nova Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Sony Xperia XA Dual offers 13 MP, making Huawei Nova Plus better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Sony Xperia XA Dual and Huawei Nova Plus feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Huawei Nova Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 3340 mAh, while Sony Xperia XA Dual offers 2300 mAh, making Huawei Nova Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Huawei Nova Plus offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Sony Xperia XA Dual offers 16 GB, making Huawei Nova Plus the better option for storage.

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Sony Xperia XA Dual
₹11,990
(Out of Stock)
Huawei Nova Plus
₹32,090
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

24 Jun, 2016
01 Sep, 2016
N/A

Performance

MediaTek MT6755
Snapdragon 625
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

2300 mAh
3340 mAh
6500 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

3.7/5
(4,916 ratings)
N/A
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jun 24, 2016
(Official)
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
EMUI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek MT6755
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T860 MP2
Adreno 506
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

2 GB
3 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi
401 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.68 %
72.4 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

143.6 mm
151.8 mm
162.7 mm

Width

66.8 mm
75.7 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.3 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

137.4 grams
160 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg
Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01/3" sensor size Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
16 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size Exmor-R CMOS
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2300 mAh
3340 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Back
On-screen

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope