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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Sony |
| 2017-05-05 | 2017-06-01 |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Pink, Red and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 367 pixels per inch | 801 pixels per inch |
| -- | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 10.3 |
| 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 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 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 + 16.00 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 |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3230mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Xperia XZ Premium is slightly better than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, with a 79.8 score against 72.8. Even though the Xperia XZ Premium and Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra were released with only 1 months difference, the Xperia XZ Premium body is just a bit thinner but a little bit heavier. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium features a bit superior CPU than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra. Both have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Sony Xperia XZ Premium has an incredibly better display than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better pixels number per inch of screen and a way higher resolution of 2160 x 3840px. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, and although they both have a SD card slot that admits up to 256 GB, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium also has more internal memory capacity.
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium counts with improved battery lifetime than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a 20 percent bigger battery capacity. The Sony Xperia XZ Premium shoots better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, although it has a lower resolution back-facing camera, they both have a F2 diafragm aperture and the same back-facing camera sensor size.
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