Samsung Galaxy J2 (2017) vs Sony Xperia XA1 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 11, 2017	Feb 27, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$299

Design

Dimensions
5.37 x 2.72 x 0.33 inches 136.5 x 69 x 8.4 mm	5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches 145 x 67 x 8 mm
Weight
4.59 oz / 130.0 g	5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold	Black, Gold, Pink, White

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 64.62% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
960x540px, 234 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	27 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos	MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757
Processor
Quad-core 1300 MHz	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Yes	Mali-T880 MP2
Memory
1GB/8GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2000 mAh	2300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	MediaTek Pump Express

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)	23 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
720p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
2 MP	8 MP (Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 20	2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Aug 16, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-98591H
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.55 W/kg Body: 1.10 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Alternative variants

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

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

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

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

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