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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 84.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-05 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches | 6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 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 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2688 x 1242 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 483 pixels per inch | 456 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 | 3179mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 5.2 |
| 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 Max is slightly better than the Xperia XZ2 Compact, having a general score of 84.5 against 79. The Apple iPhone XS Max design is notably thinner but somewhat heavier than Xperia XZ2 Compact, and they were released with only 6 months difference. Xperia XZ2 Compact has a little more vivid screen than Apple iPhone XS Max, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels, it also counts with a little bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch of screen and a little more brightness.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact has a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPhone XS Max, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 400 GB. Apple iPhone XS Max counts with just a bit better performance than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has a lower number of cores and slower, and they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Apple iPhone XS Max also counts with a 64-bit CPU.
Apple iPhone XS Max has a bit better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because it has an 11% more battery capacity. Xperia XZ2 Compact takes just a bit better pictures and videos than iPhone XS Max, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for shooting photos in poorly lited environments, 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 a much higher 19 megapixels resolution and a bigger sensor providing a better image quality.
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