Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) vs Sony Xperia XZ1 Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XZ1
Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) Sony Xperia XZ1
Released · Jul 01, 2016
Released · Sep 19, 2017
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
1.5GB · 8GB
4GB · 64GB
2600 mAh
2700 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.61 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches
142.4 x 71.1 x 8 mm
5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches
148 x 73 x 7.4 mm
Weight
4.87 oz (138.0 g) 5.50 oz (156.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Splash; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray Black, Silver, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch 5.2-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
68.01 % 69.17 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Spreadtrum SC9830 Qualcomm 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
RAM
1.5GB 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
8GB, available to use: 4 GB 64GB, available to use: 49.4 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
2600 mAh 2700 mAh
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)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 13 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter
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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800 DD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 29(700 d), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 40(2300) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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 Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 700

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017

Alternative variants

International version
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Location GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
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