Motorola Moto G5S vs Sony Xperia XA Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G5S

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Sony Xperia XA

Sony Xperia XA

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Motorola Moto G5S or Sony Xperia XA Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G5S Sony Xperia XA
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Release date 2017, August 2016, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150 x 73.5 x 9.5 mm | 5.91 x 5.91 x 2.89 in 143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.63 in
Weight 157 g | 5.54 oz 137.4 g | 4.85 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Lunar Gray, Fine Gold, Midnight Blue White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life 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 IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.6% 71.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 294 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Scratch-resistant glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, PDAF, f/2.0 -13 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 69
DxOMark Photo 70
DxOMark Video 67
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.0 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', AF
Functions LED flash HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm) - Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 505 Mali-T860MP2
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 4 GB RAM (XT1795 only) 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 105 155
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 378 624
GeekBench 4 Single Core 625 760
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2265 2825
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1957 2020

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
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 band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
-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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi Direct, 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
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation 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 FM radio FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging
- Splash resistant

- Fast battery charging (Pump Express+ 2.0)
Versions
- Versions: XT1793, XT1794 (Europe, India); XT1795 (India); XT1792 (Brazil)

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

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