Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium vs HTC U12 life Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium or HTC U12 life Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium HTC U12 life
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Release date 2018, April 2018, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158 x 80 x 11.9 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.15 in 158.5 x 75.4 x 8.3 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.97 in
Weight 236 g | 8.32 oz 175 g | 6.17 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Chrome Black, Chrome Silver Moonlight Blue, Twilight Purple
Battery 3540 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 900 EUR 300 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.8" in 6" in
Screen area 91.5 cm2 92.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.4% 77.7%
Screen resolution 3840 x 2160 px 1080 x 2160 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 765 PPI 402 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR10
-Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 19 MP, Dual 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -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
-16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
-5 MP, depth sensor
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3'', 1.12µm 13 MP, f/2.0
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 509
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 265122
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 548
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1943
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2092
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1989
GeekBench 5 Single Core 508
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2207
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1350
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4989

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card 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
Bands -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 only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 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/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS 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
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-24-bit/192kHz audio
-Dynamic vibration system
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
-Qi wireless charging
- IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Dual with dual-SIM card slots

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