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| Global Score | |
| 62 | 67.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| Android 4.1.2, 4.0.4, 2.3.5 | -- |
| 2012-01-09 | 2016-06-20 |
| 5.00 x 2.65 x 0.50 inches | 5.65 x 2.63 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 4.85 ounces |
| Black | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 255.00 | $ 192.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) |
| TFT | -- |
| 275 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4430 chipset | MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (Dual-Core 304 MHz) GPU | Mali-T860 MP2 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.25 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), EV-DO A, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1785mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 204 hours standby time 12.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.68 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia XA has a score of 67.9, which is slightly better than the Motorola Droid 4's 62 general score. Sony Xperia XA's design is incredibly newer, extremely thinner and incredibly lighter than Motorola Droid 4. Motorola Droid 4 counts with a bit better looking display than Sony Xperia XA, although it has a lot lower 960 x 540px resolution, a just a little worse amount of pixels per screen inch and a much smaller screen.
Xperia XA features a way bigger storage for games and applications than Motorola Droid 4, because it has 16 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 200 GB. Xperia XA has a bit faster CPU than Motorola Droid 4, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores (and faster).
Motorola Droid 4 has a little bit better camera than Xperia XA, although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low light photos and video and a much lower 8 mega-pixels resolution back camera. Xperia XA has improved battery performance than Motorola Droid 4, because it has a 2300mAh battery size.
The Xperia XA is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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