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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-05-01 | 2021-06-17 |
| 5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black and Forged Green |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 294 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Motorola Defy (2021) has a global score of 77.2, which is a bit better than Sony Xperia XA1's global score of 71.7. Even though Motorola Defy (2021) is much newer than the Sony Xperia XA1, it is notably heavier and extremely thicker. The Xperia XA1 features a little sharper screen than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a little lower 720 x 1280 resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a quite better pixels quantity per display inch.
Xperia XA1 counts with a little better performance than Motorola Defy (2021), although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Motorola Defy (2021) features much more storage to store more apps and games than Xperia XA1, because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and 32 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Motorola Defy (2021) features a much longer battery duration than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 2300mAh. The Motorola Defy (2021) takes much better videos and photos than Sony Xperia XA1, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Motorola Defy (2021) also has a lot larger sensor which gives a way better image and video quality, faster 60 fps video frame rate, a much higher resolution back camera and a bigger aperture to take better low light photography.
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