Apple iPhone 8 vs Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2017	Feb 27, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$849

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm	6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches 165 x 79 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray	Black, Gold, Pink, White

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 76.10% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 367 PPI
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	13 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)	MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757
Processor
Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 3-core GPU	Mali-T880 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/64GB 2GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
1821 mAh, Li - Ion	2700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	MediaTek Pump Express
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	23 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light	Yes HDR, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (OIS, Autofocus, Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
4, 5, 8	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2017 FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 1.09 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

A1863

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

Memory	64GB
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

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