Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-09-22 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.54 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.67 |
| 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 | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.64 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The iPhone 8 Plus has a general score of 87.1, which is better than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact's 79 score. IPhone 8 Plus's design is a lot thinner but heavier than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, and both of them were released only 7 months apart. The Xperia XZ2 Compact features a slightly better looking screen than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit brighter screen, a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a little more pixels per inch of display.
IPhone 8 Plus counts with a little better hardware performance than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM and lesser and slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. The iPhone 8 Plus features a better storage capacity for applications and games than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a little longer battery lifetime than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a 2870mAh battery size against 2691mAh. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has a little bit better camera than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for taking images and video in low-light situations, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact also counts with a lot bigger sensor taking much better quality photographs and a way better resolution back camera.
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