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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-08-01 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.04 x 3.00 x 0.37 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 144.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia XZ2 Compact is just a bit better than Moto G5S Plus, with a global score of 79 against 74.8. The Xperia XZ2 Compact design has the same weight than the Moto G5S Plus, but it is way thicker. The Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a better looking screen than Motorola Moto G5S Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a little more pixels per display inch.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has a little better performance than Motorola Moto G5S Plus. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 cores. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has a quite bigger memory to store more apps and games than Moto G5S Plus, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
The Motorola Moto G5S Plus has a bit better battery life than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2870mAh. The Xperia XZ2 Compact takes much better photographs and videos than Motorola Moto G5S Plus, and although they both have a same size aperture and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also has faster 60 fps video frame rate and a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back.
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