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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 14 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue and Personality Yellow | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 396 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Helio G99 MT6789 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia XZ2 Compact has a general score of 79, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A15's 73.5 general score. Both of these devices use Android OS, but Xperia XZ2 Compact has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy A15 has Android 14, providing some nice extra features and performance optimizations. The Xperia XZ2 Compact design is incredibly thicker but lighter than the Galaxy A15.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has a much more powerful CPU than Galaxy A15, although it has 4 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Xperia XZ2 Compact features a little sharper display than Galaxy A15, because although it has a way smaller screen, a bit opaque screen and a little lower 1080 x 2160 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better amount of pixels in each inch in the screen.
Xperia XZ2 Compact has a much better camera than Galaxy A15, although it has a smaller camera aperture which is worse for shooting images or videos in low-light situations and a lot less megapixels resolution back camera. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a bigger storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy A15, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 400 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A15 features a way better battery life than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 74% bigger battery size.
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