Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23) vs Sony Xperia Tipo (ST21i)
Side by side comparison between Huawei Mate 10 Lite vs Sony Xperia Tipo phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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5.9"
IPS
IPS
1080x2160
16
MP
MP
13mp
4GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
3340
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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3.2"
TFT
TFT
320x480
3.1
MP
MP
512MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
What's the better phone? Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23)
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23 Advantages 
4 Advantages | 12 Common items in both devices |
| Only digital zoom |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Compass |
| Proximity sensor |
| +5 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23) | Sony Xperia Tipo (ST21i) | |
| Model | Mate 10 Lite (L23) | Xperia Tipo (ST21i) |
| Other model names | Huawei Mate 10 Lite RNE-L23 (Dual-sim), Huawei Rhone | Sony Xperia tipo Single-Sim, Sony ST21i, Sony Tapioca SS |
| Country or region available |  Japan |  (Global, International) |
| Brand | Huawei | Sony |
| Release date | 11/1/2017 | 9/1/2012 |
| Depth | 7.5 millimeters (0.3 inches) | 13 millimeters (0.51 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 75.2 x 156.2 millimeters (2.96 x 6.15 in) | 57 x 103 millimeters (2.24 x 4.06 in) |
| Weight | 164 grams (5.74 ounces) | 99 grams (3.47 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum body, glass front | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23) | Sony Xperia Tipo (ST21i) | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 5.9" inches | 3.2" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.5% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~51.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 1080x2160 pixels | 320x480 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch 2-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 409 PPI | 180 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 260 thousand |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23) | Sony Xperia Tipo (ST21i) | |
| System version | Android 7.0 Nougat | Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS |
| Firmware update | Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23) | Sony Xperia Tipo (ST21i) | |
| Chipset | 64bit: HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16nm) | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225A |
| CPU | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.36GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) 4x 1.7GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 800MHz ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | ARM Mali-T830 MP2 900Mhz | Qualcomm Adreno 200 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23) | Sony Xperia Tipo (ST21i) | |
| RAM memory | 4GB LPDDR3 | 512MB LPDDR |
| Internal storage | 64GB (52GB available) eMMC 5.1 | 4GB (2.49GB available) |
| External storage | Until 256GB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23) | Sony Xperia Tipo (ST21i) | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 300/50 Mbps | 7.2/5.76 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 800/850/900/1900/2100 | UMTS 900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat6 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 28) TD-LTE (Bands 38, 40, 41) VoLTE | Not supported |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23) | Sony Xperia Tipo (ST21i) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | (dual camera) 16 megapixels 2MP depth | 3.1 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps | VGA (640x480) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.2 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | 27mm lens | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | PDAF: phase detection autofocus | Not supported |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Not supported |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | HDR photo only main camera | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23) | Sony Xperia Tipo (ST21i) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | (dual front camera) 13 megapixels 2MP depth | Not supported |
| Front camera resolution | 4128x3096 pixels | Not supported |
| Video recording (secondary) | Full HD (1920x1080) | Not supported |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.0 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | 26mm lens | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23) | Sony Xperia Tipo (ST21i) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | Not supported |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263 | MP4, H.264, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, OGG, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WMA, WAV, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23) | Sony Xperia Tipo (ST21i) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0, USB OTG On-The-Go | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 + A2DP | 2.1 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, BeiDou | A-GPS, GeoTagging |
| NFC | Not supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23) | Sony Xperia Tipo (ST21i) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23) | Sony Xperia Tipo (ST21i) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) BA700 |
| Battery capacity | 3340 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 20 hours | 4.5 hours |
| Standby | 550 hours (22.9 days) | 545 hours (22.7 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23) | Sony Xperia Tipo (ST21i) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Not supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black, Prestige Gold, Aurora Blue • EMUI 5.1 | • Colors: Black, White, Red, Navy Blue • Sony xLOUD • WiFi hotspot • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Huawei Mate 10 Lite (L23) | Sony Xperia Tipo (ST21i) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.37W/kg (head), 0.74W/kg (body) |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | 1.62W/kg (head), 1.3W/kg (body) |