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| Global Score | |
| 82 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| 2018-10-26 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches | 6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches |
| 6.84 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow | Black, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 749.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1792 x 828 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm 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 (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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3180mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XR is a little bit better than Xperia XZ2, getting an 82 score against 79.1. Although the iPhone XR and Xperia XZ2 were released with only 7 months difference, the iPhone XR is a bit lighter and noticeably thinner. The Xperia XZ2 features a little more vivid screen than iPhone XR, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite more brightness, a better count of pixels per display inch and a higher 1080 x 2160 resolution.
Sony Xperia XZ2 features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XR, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Sony Xperia XZ2 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 400 GB. IPhone XR counts with a bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia XZ2, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Sony Xperia XZ2 shoots slightly better videos and photos than iPhone XR, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for taking photographs and/or video in low light environments, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Sony Xperia XZ2 also counts with a bigger back camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photos and a way higher 19 MP resolution camera.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XR, because it has an 8 percent bigger battery size.
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