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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 82 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| 2018-02-16 | 2018-10-26 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches | 5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.84 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red, Rose gold, White and Yellow |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1792 x 828 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 324 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 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 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 + 8.00 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 | |
| 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2942mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| 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
IPhone XR is a little bit better than Xperia XA2, with an 82 score against 74.8. Although the iPhone XR and Xperia XA2 were released only 8 months apart, the iPhone XR construction is heavier but also thinner. Xperia XA2 has a slightly better looking screen than iPhone XR, because although it has way less brightness and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px.
The Xperia XA2 features more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPhone XR, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The iPhone XR has a faster CPU than Xperia XA2, because although it has 2 less cores , and they both have a 3 GB RAM, the iPhone XR also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Xperia XA2 has just a little bit longer battery duration than Apple iPhone XR, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 2942mAh. The Xperia XA2 captures clearer pictures and videos than iPhone XR, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light images and videos and worse 30 frames per second video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xperia XA2 also counts with a much more megapixels camera and a bigger back camera sensor.
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