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| Global Score | |
| 87.2 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-10-12 | 2018-08-24 |
| 6.22 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 6.18 x 2.95 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Grey | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 848.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 449 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 508 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.67 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Xperia 5 II is much better than the Xperia XA2 Plus, getting a general score of 87.2 against 78.6. The Xperia 5 II is a incredibly newer cellphone, and it is also somewhat thinner and notably lighter than the Xperia XA2 Plus. Xperia XA2 Plus features a slightly better screen than Xperia 5 II, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2160px, a just a little less pixels per inch of display and a little smaller display.
The Sony Xperia 5 II features a bit more powerful processor than Xperia XA2 Plus, and although they both have 8 cores, the Sony Xperia 5 II also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Xperia 5 II has a little bit better camera than Xperia XA2 Plus, because although it has a lot less MP resolution back-facing camera and a worse video quality, it also counts with a way bigger back camera sensor capturing way better quality videos and pictures and a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light images and video.
Xperia 5 II has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. The Sony Xperia 5 II has a little longer battery life than Xperia XA2 Plus, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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