Sony Xperia XA2 vs Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XA2

Sony Xperia XA2

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Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

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Sony Xperia XA2 or Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XA2 Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)
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Release date 2018, January 2017, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142 x 70 x 9.7 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.76 in 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm | 6.12 x 6.12 x 2.98 in
Weight 171 g | 6.03 oz 165 g | 5.82 oz
Body Build Aluminum frame, plastic back Front glass, aluminum frame, back
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Colors Silver, Black, Blue, Pink Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 270 EUR 170 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5.5" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 82.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.0% 70.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 23 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF -12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.25µm, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.6, 50mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/4'' 5 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 508 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 94339
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 170 169
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 970 999
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) Hybrid 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), 38(2600), 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
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

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

- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XA2 Dual with dual-SIM card slots

- For Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, LATAM. Also known as Xiaomi Mi 5X in China.

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