Sony Xperia XA2 vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XA2

Sony Xperia XA2

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)

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Sony Xperia XA2 or Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XA2 Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)
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Release date 2018, January 2017, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142 x 70 x 9.7 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.76 in 152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm | 6 x 6 x 2.94 in
Weight 171 g | 6.03 oz 181 g | 6.38 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Silver, Black, Blue, Pink Black, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 91 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5.5" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.0% 73.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 23 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF -13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/4'' 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide)
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 508 Mali-T830 MP1
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 170 118
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 970 447
GeekBench 4 Single Core 853 713
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3966 3482
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2288

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat13 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.1, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz 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)

- ANT+
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XA2 Dual with dual-SIM card slots

- Versions: J730F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J730FM/DS (UAE, Russia)

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