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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| 2017-05-05 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.79 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S8 is much better than Xperia XA1 Ultra, with a global score of 81.7 against 72.8. Even when Samsung Galaxy S8 and the Xperia XA1 Ultra were released only 0 months apart, Samsung Galaxy S8 is a little thinner and somewhat lighter. The Samsung Galaxy S8 counts with a more vivid screen than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater pixels quantity per display inch and a way higher 1440 x 2960 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy S8 features much more memory to install games and applications than Xperia XA1 Ultra, and although they both have an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB, the Samsung Galaxy S8 also has 32 GB more internal storage capacity. Galaxy S8's CPU is very similar to Xperia XA1 Ultra's processor, both of them have 8 processing cores and a 4 GB RAM.
The Galaxy S8 has just a bit longer battery duration than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a 3000mAh battery size. Galaxy S8 captures slightly better videos and photos than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a much lower 12 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a tinier back-facing camera sensor shooting worse quality photos, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low-light captures and video.
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