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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 10.34 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia XA2 Plus is slightly better than Galaxy A7 (2017), with a 78.6 score against 75.8. The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus construction is newer, but thicker and just a bit heavier than the Galaxy A7 (2017). The Xperia XA2 Plus has a little better performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Xperia XA2 Plus also has 3 GB more RAM.
The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a slightly better 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution, a quite bigger screen and a just a bit greater pixel number per inch in the screen. The Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has 32 GB more internal memory and an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) features just a bit better battery lifetime than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has a 1 percent larger battery size. The Sony Xperia XA2 Plus features a better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a back facing camera with much more mega pixels and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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