Sony Xperia XA2 vs Apple iPhone SE Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XA2

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Apple iPhone SE

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Sony Xperia XA2 or Apple iPhone SE Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XA2 Apple iPhone SE
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Release date 2018, January 2016, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142 x 70 x 9.7 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.76 in 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm | 4.87 x 4.87 x 2.31 in
Weight 171 g | 6.03 oz 113 g | 3.99 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Silver, Black, Blue, Pink Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1624 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 240 h (2G) / Up to 240 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 50 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LED-backlit IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 4" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 44.1 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.0% 60.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 640 x 1136 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 326 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 23 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF -12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.22µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 1.2 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/4'' 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Functions Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) - Apple A9 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU Adreno 508 PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 240258
Antutu 10 CPU 71620
Antutu 10 GPU 72243
Antutu 10 Mem 44386
Antutu 10 UX 71620
Antutu 8 Total 177368
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 614
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 912
GeekBench 6 Metal 2687
GeekBench 5 Single Core 170 541
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 970 995
GeekBench 4 Single Core 853
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3966

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1662, A1723 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1662, A1723 
TD‑SCDMA - A1723
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - A1662 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1723
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat13 600/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes (Apple Pay only)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 16-bit/44.1kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
--Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XA2 Dual with dual-SIM card slots

- Supported LTE Networks

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