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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 11 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-04-28 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Supersonic Black and Supersonic blue | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 405 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 700 MT6833V chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.56 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 Xperia XA2 Plus has a general score of 78.6, which is slightly better than the realme 8 5G's overall score of 72. Although it's the best cellphone in this comparison, the Xperia XA2 Plus body is much older, a little bit heavier and thicker than realme 8 5G. Both of these phones have Android OS, but the Xperia XA2 Plus has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version while realme 8 5G has Android 11.
The realme 8 5G has a bit more vivid screen than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a quite more screen brightness, a little larger display and a quite greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the display. Realme 8 5G has much more storage capacity for games and applications than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has more internal memory and an external memory slot that supports up to 1 TB.
The Xperia XA2 Plus has a little faster processing unit than realme 8 5G, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia XA2 Plus also has more RAM. The realme 8 5G counts with a really longer battery life than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. The realme 8 5G counts with a slightly better camera than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality, the realme 8 5G also has a larger aperture for better low light photos and videos and a much better 48 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
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