Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) vs Sony Xperia XZ Premium Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XZ Premium
Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) Sony Xperia XZ Premium
Released · Jul 01, 2016
Released · Jun 01, 2017
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
5.5-inch · 3840x2160px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 8GB
4GB · 64GB
2600 mAh
3230 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.61 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches
142.4 x 71.1 x 8 mm
6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches
156 x 77 x 7.9 mm
Weight
4.87 oz / 138.0 g 6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray Black, Silver, Pink, Red

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 68.01% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 69.48% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD, HDR, 700 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 3840x2160px, 16:9 ratio, 801 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Spreadtrum SC9830 Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A7
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-400 MP2 Adreno 540
Memory
1.5GB/8GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2600 mAh 3230 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
19 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Gesture, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
40 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Dual SIM Yes
International version
Biometrics Fingerprint (touch)
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