Huawei nova vs Sony Xperia XA2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Jan 08, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
€399

Design

Dimensions
5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 inches 141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm	5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches 142 x 70 x 9.7 mm
Weight
5.15 oz (146.0 g)	6.03 oz (171.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Silver, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.64% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 74.89% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 508
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3020 mAh, Li - Polymer	3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	23 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) HDR, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2016 FCC ID value: QISCAN-LX1	Date approved: Nov 19, 2018 FCC ID value: PY7-57442Z
Measured SAR
Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.43 W/kg	Head: 0.81 W/kg Body: 1.07 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.14 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

Dual SIM

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 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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