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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| 2018-02-16 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Apple iPhone 8 has a global score of 85, which is better than the Sony Xperia XA2's 74.8 score. Although the Apple iPhone 8 and Sony Xperia XA2 were released only 5 months apart, the Apple iPhone 8 is lighter and way thinner. IPhone 8 has a little faster CPU than Xperia XA2, because although it has lesser cores (but faster) and 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Sony Xperia XA2 has a little bit better display than iPhone 8, because although it has way darker screen, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 1920 resolution, a little bigger screen and a greater pixels quantity in each inch in the display. Xperia XA2 counts with just a bit better camera than iPhone 8, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for shooting photographs and video in poorly lited environments and lower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Xperia XA2 also counts with a camera with way more mega pixels and a way bigger sensor shooting lot higher quality photographs.
Apple iPhone 8 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Xperia XA2, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The Sony Xperia XA2 features a way better battery lifetime than iPhone 8, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 1821mAh.
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