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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-04-20 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.55 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| -- | 7.23 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass | 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 |
| P-OLED | IPS LCD |
| 534 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3260mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xperia XA2 Plus is slightly better than Nokia 8 Sirocco, getting a 78.6 score against 74.2. The Nokia 8 Sirocco has a little more vivid screen than Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 and more pixels per display inch.
The Nokia 8 Sirocco features a bit faster CPU than Xperia XA2 Plus. Both have 8 processing cores and 6 GB of RAM memory. The Xperia XA2 Plus shoots greater photographs and videos than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs and/or video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Xperia XA2 Plus also counts with a much better resolution back camera and a larger back-facing camera sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs.
Nokia 8 Sirocco features a better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Xperia XA2 Plus has just a bit longer battery life than Nokia 8 Sirocco, because it has a 3580mAh battery size.
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