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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| 2018-02-16 | 2018-09-21 |
| 6.42 x 3.15 x 0.37 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3580mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.52 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone XS has a global score of 84.2, which is better than Xperia XA2 Ultra's overall score of 75.5. The Apple iPhone XS is a notably lighter and thinner cellphone than the Xperia XA2 Ultra, even though both of them were released only a couple of months apart. IPhone XS has a superior hardware performance than Xperia XA2 Ultra, because although it has lesser cpu cores , and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
IPhone XS has a little bit better looking screen than Xperia XA2 Ultra, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better number of pixels per inch of display, a little bit more brightness and a quite better resolution of 1125 x 2436. Xperia XA2 Ultra has a better storage capacity to install applications and games than iPhone XS, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Xperia XA2 Ultra counts with greater battery duration than iPhone XS, because it has a 35% bigger battery capacity. The Xperia XA2 Ultra counts with a bit better camera than Apple iPhone XS, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for low light images and videos and slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Xperia XA2 Ultra also counts with a much better 23 mega-pixels resolution back camera and a bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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