Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium vs Samsung Galaxy S9+ Comparison
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Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra
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Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium
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Samsung Galaxy S9+
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium | Samsung Galaxy S9+ |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2018, January | 2018, April | 2018, February |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 163 x 80 x 9.5 mm | 6.42 x 6.42 x 3.15 in | 158 x 80 x 11.9 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.15 in | 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.91 in |
| Weight | 221 g | 7.8 oz | 236 g | 8.32 oz | 189 g | 6.67 oz |
| Body Build | Aluminum frame, plastic back | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Silver, Black, Blue, Gold | Chrome Black, Chrome Silver | Midnight Black, Coral Blue, Titanium Gray, Lilac Purple, Burgundy Red, Sunrise Gold, Ice Blue, Polaris Blue |
| Battery | 3580 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3540 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion |
| Approximate price | 330 EUR | 900 EUR | 620 EUR |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | 16M |
| Screen size | 6" in | 5.8" in | 6.2" in |
| Screen area | 99.2 cm2 | 91.5 cm2 | 98.3 cm2 |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) |
| Screen to body ratio | 76.1% | 72.4% | 84.2% |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 1920 px | 3840 x 2160 px | 1440 x 2960 px |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 367 PPI | 765 PPI | 529 PPI |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Other specs | - HDR10 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine |
- HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 23 MP, Single | 19 MP, Dual | 12 MP, Dual |
| Camera specs | -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF | -19 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF -12 MP B/W, f/1.6, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF |
-12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom |
| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps, HDR | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| DxOMark Main Score | 75 | 100 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 75 | 105 | |
| DxOMark Video | 74 | 91 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Dual | 13 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single |
| Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1/2.6'', OIS, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/4'' |
13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3'', 1.12µm | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF |
| Functions | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30ps | 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) | 1440p@30fps |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 81 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 81 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 8.0 (Oreo) |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | - Exynos 9810 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China |
| CPU | - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 | - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China |
| GPU | Adreno 508 | Adreno 630 | Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China |
| External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
| Internal memory | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 6 GB RAM | 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM - China 128 GB, 6 GB RAM - LATAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 265122 | 320731 | |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 190 | 548 | 511 |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 825 | 1943 | 1781 |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2092 | 2023 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1989 | 1981 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 170 | 508 | 596 |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 981 | 2207 | 1902 |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 2292 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8306 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 8586 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 4096 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / 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 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat13 600/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | No | FM radio (USA & Canada only) |
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | Yes |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic -24-bit/192kHz audio -Dynamic vibration system |
- 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) |
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) -Qi wireless charging - IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
| Versions |
- Also known as Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra Dual with dual-SIM card slots |
- Also known as Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Dual with dual-SIM card slots |
- Versions: G965F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G965F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G965U (USA); G965W (Canada); G9650 (China, LATAM) |