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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-02-24 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS is much better than the Sony Xperia Z2, getting an 84.2 score against 72.9. Although the iPhone XS is a bit heavier than the Sony Xperia Z2, it's a little thinner and also way newer. The Apple iPhone XS has a quite superior performance than Xperia Z2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU, a greater number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Sony Xperia Z2 features a little sharper display than Apple iPhone XS, although it has a quite lower screen density, a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a little bit smaller screen. IPhone XS shoots better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Z2, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking lower quality videos and photos, a lower 3840x2160 video definition and a back-facing camera with a much worse 12 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low light images and videos.
IPhone XS has a quite bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z2, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The Xperia Z2 counts with superior battery life than iPhone XS, because it has a 3200mAh battery capacity instead of 2659mAh.
IPhone XS is way more expensive than Sony Xperia Z2, but you can get a better phone for that few extra dollars.
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