Sony Xperia XZ1 vs Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XZ1

Sony Xperia XZ1

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Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra

Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra

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Sony Xperia XZ1 or Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XZ1 Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra
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Release date 2017, August 2018, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 148 x 73.4 x 7.4 mm | 5.83 x 5.83 x 2.89 in 163 x 80 x 9.5 mm | 6.42 x 6.42 x 3.15 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 221 g | 7.8 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Aluminum frame, plastic back
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Colors Black, Warm Silver, Venus Pink, Moonlit Blue Silver, Black, Blue, Gold
Battery 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3580 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 260 EUR 330 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 6" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 99.2 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.6% 76.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 367 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - HDR10
-Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 19 MP, Single 23 MP, Single
Camera specs -19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
DxOMark Main Score 75
DxOMark Photo 75
DxOMark Video 74
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3'' 16 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1/2.6'', OIS, AF
8 MP, f/2.4, 1/4''
Video 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30ps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 508
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 398 190
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1262 825
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1355
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 562
GeekBench 5 Single Core 372 170
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1474 981
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1880
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6179
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7775

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8341, F8342 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G8341, G8342, G8342
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat13 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XZ1 Dual F8342 with dual-SIM card slots

- Also known as Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra Dual with dual-SIM card slots

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