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| Global Score | |
| 83.8 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| 2016-09-16 | 2018-07-30 |
| 6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 969.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 760 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 900 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 10.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 7 Plus is slightly better than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, with a score of 83.8 against 82.2. Apple iPhone 7 Plus is an older cellphone than Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, but it is incredibly lighter and incredibly thinner anyway. Xperia XZ2 Premium features a little bit better performance than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM.
Xperia XZ2 Premium counts with a much sharper screen than iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a much higher resolution of 2160 x 3840 pixels, a little bit larger screen, way more pixels per inch of display and more display brightness. The Xperia XZ2 Premium has a slightly better camera than iPhone 7 Plus, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a F1.8 aperture and the same video definition, the Xperia XZ2 Premium also has a back camera with a lot higher 19 mega-pixels resolution and a lot bigger back camera sensor taking way higher quality videos and pictures.
IPhone 7 Plus has a quite bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia XZ2 Premium, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Xperia XZ2 Premium features better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 7 Plus, because it has a 22 percent more battery size.
The iPhone 7 Plus not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest.
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