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| Global Score | |
| 87.1 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| 2017-09-22 | 2018-07-30 |
| 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 inches |
| 7.13 ounces | 8.32 ounces |
| Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 949.00 | $ 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 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.17 | 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 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 | 10.45 |
| 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 | |
| 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.52 |
| 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 is a bit better than Xperia XZ2 Premium, with an 87.1 score against 82.2. Although the iPhone 8 Plus is older than Xperia XZ2 Premium, it's body is way thinner and lighter. IPhone 8 Plus has a little bit better performance than Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less and slower cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium has a way better screen than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has a brighter screen, a lot greater pixels number per screen inch, a little bit larger screen and a lot better resolution of 2160 x 3840px. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium takes clearer videos and photos than iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has slower video frame rates, and they both have a same size aperture and the same (4K) video quality, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium also counts with a much better 19 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a way larger sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Xperia XZ2 Premium has longer battery life than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because it has 3540mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Apple iPhone 8 Plus is also cheaper than the other phone, making this phone a simple decision.
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