Sony Xperia XA1 vs Sony Xperia U Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XA1

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Sony Xperia U

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Sony Xperia XA1 or Sony Xperia U Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XA1 Sony Xperia U
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Release date 2017, February 2012, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 145 x 67 x 8 mm | 5.71 x 5.71 x 2.64 in 112 x 54 x 12 mm | 4.41 x 4.41 x 2.13 in
Weight 143 g | 5.04 oz 110 g | 3.88 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors White, Black, Gold, Pink Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, yellow
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh,  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)
Stand by time - Up to 260 h (2G) / Up to 472 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 45 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 3.5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 33.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.9% 55.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 480 x 854 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 280 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Scratch-resistant glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 23 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF -5 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1/4'', AF VGA
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20 (16 nm) - NovaThor U8500
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) - Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-T880MP2 Mali-400
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB No
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 168
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 838
GeekBench 4 Single Core 855 275
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3666 493
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2701

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Mini-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA
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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps or LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.62 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Sony 3D surround sound audio technology
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Pump Express+ 2.0)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XA1 Dual with dual-SIM card slots

- Previously known as Sony Ericsson ST25i Kumquat

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