Sony Xperia Z vs Sony Xperia XA Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia Z

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Sony Xperia Z or Sony Xperia XA Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia Z Sony Xperia XA
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Release date 2013, January 2016, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm | 5.47 x 5.47 x 2.8 in 143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.63 in
Weight 146 g | 5.15 oz 137.4 g | 4.85 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, plastic frame Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Black, White, Purple White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 2330 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
Stand by time - Up to 560 h (2G) / Up to 603 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 55 h
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Screen

Technology TFT IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.8% 71.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass Scratch-resistant glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13.1 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13.1 MP, AF, f/2.4 -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2.2 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 2.2 MP 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', AF
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro - Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 320 Mali-T860MP2
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 155
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 624
GeekBench 4 Single Core 538 760
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1331 2825
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 930 2020

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6603
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - F3111, F3115 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F3113
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - F3111 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - F3113 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F3115
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)    
SAR - 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- IP57 dust and water resistant
-Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

- Fast battery charging (Pump Express+ 2.0)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia C6603, Sony Xperia C6602, Sony Xperia Z LTE, Sony Xperia Z HSPA+

- Versions: F3111 (Europe); F3113 (USA); F3115 (Asia, Global)

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