Sony Xperia XZ vs Honor Magic

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Comparing the Sony Xperia XZ vs Honor Magic across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia XZ runs at a higher processing speed of 2.15 GHz, while Honor Magic runs at 0.23 GHz, making Sony Xperia XZ the better performer.


Display: Sony Xperia XZ offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Honor Magic offers 5.09 inches, making Sony Xperia XZ the larger display of the two. Honor Magic features a AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia XZ's IPS LCD, making Honor Magic the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia XZ offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while Honor Magic offers 12 MP, making Sony Xperia XZ better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Sony Xperia XZ offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor Magic offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia XZ better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Sony Xperia XZ and Honor Magic offer the same 2900 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Sony Xperia XZ and Honor Magic offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

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Sony Xperia XZ
₹49,990
(Out of Stock)
Honor Magic
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

73%
74%

Release Date

10 Oct, 2016
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 820
HiSilicon Kirin
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 230 MHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.09 inches (12.93 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera

23 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Camera

Front Camera

13 MP
8 MP

Battery

2900 mAh
2900 mAh
Quick Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Compact design
  • Good gaming performance
  • Good call quality
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Underwhelming rear camera
  • Clunky software UI
  • Expensive
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4/5
(339 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 10, 2016
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
HiSilicon Kirin 950

Processor

Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo
Octa core

230 MHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530
Mali-T880 MP4

RAM

3 GB
4 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.09 inches  (12.93 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Pixel Density

424 ppi
577 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.75 %
69.78 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Scratch-resistant glass
N/A

Design

Height

146 mm
146.1 mm

Width

72 mm
69.9 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
7.8 mm

Weight

161 grams
145 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

23 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
N/A
12 MP

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5520 x 4140 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor RS
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2900 mAh
2900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
N/A

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
N/A

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 36) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front

Other Sensors

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