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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 89.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-10-02 | 2020-05-14 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches | 6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches |
| 5.68 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Midnight magenta and Solar black |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 282.00 | $ 544.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola edge has a general score of 89.6, which is much better than the Xperia XZ's 73.5 overall score. The Motorola edge body is a lot newer than the Xperia XZ's, although it's thicker and somewhat heavier. Xperia XZ features a bit more vivid display than Motorola edge, because although it has a really smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a just a bit better screen pixels density.
The Motorola edge features a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Xperia XZ, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that allows up to 1000 GB. The Motorola edge counts with a bit better performance than Xperia XZ, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and faster).
The Motorola edge counts with a better camera than Xperia XZ, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Motorola edge also has a larger aperture to capture better images and video in poorly lited environments, a much bigger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a lot higher resolution camera in the back.
The Motorola edge features a much longer battery lifetime than Xperia XZ, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
Motorola edge costs a lot more money than the Sony Xperia XZ, but you can get a much better phone for that few extra dollars.
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