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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 5.1, 5.0 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2014-10-15 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.27 x 3.27 x 0.40 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | $ 1019.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 490 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| 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, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 330 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 5.44 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| 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
The Google Nexus 6 has a global score of 81.1, which is much better than the Xperia XA1 Plus's score of 73.7. The Google Nexus 6 body is a little lighter than the Xperia XA1 Plus, but it's somewhat thicker and was released many years before. These phones come with Android OS, but the Google Nexus 6 has an older 5.1 version and Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
Google Nexus 6 counts with a brighter display than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, a little bigger display and a quite better display pixel density. Google Nexus 6 features a bit faster processing unit than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has lesser cores , and they both have a 3 GB RAM memory, the Google Nexus 6 also counts with a graphics processing unit.
The Xperia XA1 Plus takes slightly better photos and videos than Google Nexus 6, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a same size diafragm aperture and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Xperia XA1 Plus also has a back-facing camera with a much better 23 mega-pixels resolution.
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has a quite bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Google Nexus 6, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has a bit superior battery duration than Google Nexus 6, because it has a 3430mAh battery capacity against 3220mAh.
Although Google Nexus 6 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus. If you prefer to save a few dollars, you can get Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, giving up some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your budget.
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