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| Global Score | |
| 84.5 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1099.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 2688 x 1242 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| 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 |
| 4 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 | |
| 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 4.88 |
| 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 XS Max is a little bit better than Xperia XZ2 Compact, getting an 84.5 score against 79. Even though the iPhone XS Max and Xperia XZ2 Compact were released with only a few months difference, iPhone XS Max's design is somewhat heavier but also noticeably thinner. The Xperia XZ2 Compact features a little more vivid screen than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a lot smaller display and a bit lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a little bit higher display density and a little bit more brightness.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 400 GB. IPhone XS Max counts with a bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has an inferior number of cores, and they both have a 4 GB RAM, the iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact shoots slightly better videos and photos than iPhone XS Max, 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 Compact also counts with a bigger back camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photos and a way higher 19 MP resolution camera.
The Apple iPhone XS Max counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has an 11 percent bigger battery size.
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