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| Global Score | |
| 82 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 749.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | -- |
| 10.12 | 10.34 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPhone XR is a bit better than Xperia XA2 Plus, getting a score of 82 against 78.6. Even though the iPhone XR and Xperia XA2 Plus were released only 2 months apart, the iPhone XR is a little lighter and thinner. The Apple iPhone XR features a better processing unit than Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and less CPU cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Xperia XA2 Plus features a bit sharper screen than Apple iPhone XR, because although it has a lot darker display and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 and a little better pixels density. The Xperia XA2 Plus takes just a bit better photographs and videos than iPhone XR, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not good for taking photographs and/or video in low-light environments and lower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xperia XA2 Plus also counts with a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a larger back camera sensor shooting higher quality photographs and videos.
Xperia XA2 Plus has a lot bigger memory for apps and games than iPhone XR, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Xperia XA2 Plus also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 400 GB. The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has greater battery lifetime than iPhone XR, because it has 3580mAh of battery capacity.
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