Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| Android 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-07-28 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.56 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
Xperia XA2 Plus is a little bit better than the Moto Z Droid Edition, getting a 78.6 score against 75.6. Xperia XA2 Plus is a newer cellphone than the Moto Z Droid Edition, although it's extremely heavier and extremely thicker. Both of these phones have Android OS, but the Xperia XA2 Plus has newer 8.0 Oreo version while Moto Z Droid Edition has Android 7.1 Nougat version, giving you lots of additional features.
Moto Z Droid Edition counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1440 x 2560 resolution and more pixels per inch of screen. Moto Z Droid Edition counts with a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Moto Z Droid Edition also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 1,95 TB.
The Xperia XA2 Plus features a little faster processor than Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition, because it has more RAM and 4 more 2200 MHz processing cores. The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a really longer battery performance than Moto Z Droid Edition, because it has a 38 percent larger battery capacity.
The Xperia XA2 Plus features just a bit better camera than Moto Z Droid Edition, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for low light photography, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Xperia XA2 Plus also counts with a back facing camera with a lot better 23 MP resolution.
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