Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 82.2 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| 2018-07-30 | 2017-09-22 |
| 6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 inches | 5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches |
| 8.32 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1000.00 | $ 849.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 4.7 inches |
| 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K) | 1334 x 750 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 760 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| 900 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.63 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 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 |
| 10.45 | 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3540mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 1821mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 5.52 | 3.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 8 has a global score of 85, which is a little bit better than Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium's 82.2 score. IPhone 8 is an older phone than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, but it is notably lighter and way thinner anyway. IPhone 8 features a little better processing power than Xperia XZ2 Premium, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores and slower, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
The Xperia XZ2 Premium has a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a brighter display, much more pixels per screen inch, a lot better resolution of 2160 x 3840px and a bigger display. The iPhone 8 has a greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Xperia XZ2 Premium, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium has a really longer battery performance than Apple iPhone 8, because it has a 94 percent more battery size. Xperia XZ2 Premium takes just a bit better photos and videos than iPhone 8, because although it has lower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same (4K) video resolution, the Xperia XZ2 Premium also counts with a lot higher 19 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a lot bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the iPhone 8 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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