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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-04-05 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.67 |
| 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 | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.88 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xperia XZ2 Compact has a global score of 79, which is slightly better than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 general score. Although Xperia XZ2 Compact is notably thicker than the Galaxy A7 (2017), it's just a little lighter and also newer. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a higher amount of RAM.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a better pixels density. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact has a superior camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for taking photographs and/or video in low-light situations, it also counts with a back-facing camera with more megapixels and a lot higher (4K) video quality.
Xperia XZ2 Compact has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB and 32 GB more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with better battery life than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has a 3600mAh battery size against 2870mAh.
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