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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| 2018-02-16 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1099.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 456 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 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 |
| 3 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 + 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 | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.2 |
| 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
The iPhone XS Max has a general score of 84.5, which is much better than the Sony Xperia XA2's 74.8 general score. IPhone XS Max's body is a lot thinner but heavier than the Sony Xperia XA2, and they were only released 7 months apart. IPhone XS Max has a little bit better looking screen than Sony Xperia XA2, because it has a larger display, a better resolution of 1242 x 2688 pixels, a bit brighter display and a just a little greater screen pixels density.
The iPhone XS Max features a better hardware performance than Sony Xperia XA2, because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor and a higher amount of RAM memory. Sony Xperia XA2 features a greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xperia XA2 features a bit longer battery duration than iPhone XS Max, because it has a 4 percent greater battery capacity. The Xperia XA2 shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light images and video and slower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Xperia XA2 also counts with a lot higher 23 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a larger sensor.
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