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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-05 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 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 | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 483 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.54 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 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 | |
| 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone XS has an overall score of 84.2, which is a bit better than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact's 79 global score. Although the Apple iPhone XS and the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact were released with only 6 months difference, the Apple iPhone XS body is a bit heavier but extremely thinner than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a bit better looking display than iPhone XS, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little higher number of pixels in each inch in the screen and a little bit brighter display. IPhone XS counts with a bit better processing power than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has 2 less and slower CPU cores, and they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Xperia XZ2 Compact takes clearer photos and videos than iPhone XS, because although it has a smaller aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also counts with a back camera with lot more MP and a larger back-facing camera sensor.
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact features a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Apple iPhone XS, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB. Xperia XZ2 Compact features a little better battery lifetime than iPhone XS, because it has 2870mAh of battery capacity against 2659mAh.
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