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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Sony |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 10.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.34 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xperia XZ Premium is a little bit better than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, having a general score of 79.8 against 73.7. Even though the Xperia XZ Premium and the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus were released with only 4 months difference, the Xperia XZ Premium construction is a little heavier but also a little thinner than the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Xperia XZ Premium counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Xperia XZ Premium also has a way better screen density and a much higher 2160 x 3840 resolution.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with a slightly better camera than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a back-facing camera with lesser MP, and they both have a 0.43 inches sensor and a same size camera aperture, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium also has more internal memory. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus features a little longer battery life than Sony Xperia XZ Premium, because it has a 6% more battery capacity.
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