Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-21 | 2018-10-26 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPhone XR is better than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, with a score of 82 against 73.7. Although iPhone XR is a bit heavier than the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, it's a little bit thinner and newer. The Apple iPhone XR counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a quite worse screen pixel density and a little lower resolution of 828 x 1792px, it also counts with a quite larger display.
Apple iPhone XR has a better processing power than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has 2 less processing cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPhone XR also counts with a 64-bits processor. The iPhone XR features a slightly better camera than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a back-facing camera with much less megapixels resolution and a tinier sensor taking less light and dull colors, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos and video and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Xperia XA1 Plus counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPhone XR, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports up to 256 GB. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus features just a little bit longer battery duration than iPhone XR, because it has a 17% bigger battery size.
Although iPhone XR is a better device, it is way more expensive than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus. If you want to save some dollars, you can get Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, and give up some specs and features, but you will get the most with your money.
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