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| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-06-23 | 2018-08-24 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 432 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.69 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia XA2 Plus has an overall score of 78.6, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active's overall score of 75.6. Both phones in our current comparison use Android OS, but Xperia XA2 Plus has a newer 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version, counting with a lot of extra features. Xperia XA2 Plus's design is incredibly newer, but just a bit thicker and heavier than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active.
The Galaxy S5 Active has a little bit better performance than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has less RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a graphics co-processor. Samsung Galaxy S5 Active features a little more vivid screen than Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller display and a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a little bit greater count of pixels per inch in the screen.
Xperia XA2 Plus features a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has an external memory card slot that admits up to 400 GB and 64 GB internal storage. Sony Xperia XA2 Plus counts with improved battery life than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has 3580mAh of battery capacity.
Xperia XA2 Plus counts with a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xperia XA2 Plus also has a much higher 23 megapixels resolution back camera.
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