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| Global Score | |
| 73 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Nokia |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-09-30 |
| 5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 inches | 6.29 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Charcoal, Cyan green and Ice |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Nokia 7.2 is a little bit better than Xperia Z2a, with a 75.9 score against 73. The Nokia 7.2 construction is much thinner but just a little heavier than the Xperia Z2a. These phones include Android operating system, but Nokia 7.2 has an older 10 version and Xperia Z2a has Android 4.4.2. Xperia Z2a and Nokia 7.2 feature very similar CPUs, because although the Nokia 7.2 has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more cores.
The Xperia Z2a has a brighter screen than Nokia 7.2, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a quite lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels quantity in each inch of screen. The Nokia 7.2 counts with a bit better camera than Xperia Z2a, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video quality, the Nokia 7.2 also has a bigger camera sensor taking better quality videos and photos and a way higher 48 MP resolution back facing camera.
Nokia 7.2 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Z2a, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Nokia 7.2 counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z2a, because it has a 17 percent larger battery size.
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