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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 13 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2023-09-15 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 456 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| 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 | |
| 50.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus is a little bit better than Fairphone 5, having a 78.6 score against 75.5. The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus construction has the same thickness than Fairphone 5, but it's just a bit lighter. These devices include Android operating system, but Sony Xperia XA2 Plus has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and Fairphone 5 has Android 13.
Fairphone 5 features a little more vivid screen than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a just a bit higher number of pixels in each inch in the display, a better resolution of 1224 x 2700 pixels, a really brighter display and a little bit bigger display. Fairphone 5 features a bit better processor than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Fairphone 5 also has a higher amount of RAM.
Xperia XA2 Plus has a bit better camera than Fairphone 5, although it has a back facing camera with way less mega-pixels, a smaller camera aperture which is worse for capturing pictures and videos in poorly lited environments and a way tinier back-facing camera sensor. Fairphone 5 features a quite bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Fairphone 5 features longer battery duration than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a 17% more battery size.
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