Samsung Galaxy S8+ vs Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017	Jan 08, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.28 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm	6.42 x 3.15 x 0.37 inches 163 x 80 x 9.5 mm
Weight
6.10 oz / 173.0 g	7.80 oz / 221.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink	Black, Gold, Silver, Blue

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 83.32% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 76.07% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 529 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 367 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 508
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion	3580 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	23 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) HDR, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD (30 fps)	16 MP (Dual-Camera, OIS, Wide Angle, Autofocus, Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

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

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG955U	Date approved: May 25, 2018 FCC ID value: PY7-67442A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.33 W/kg Body: 0.29 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.19 W/kg	Head: 0.50 W/kg Body: 0.49 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2500 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
FCC approval	Date approved: Sep 25, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG955F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.58 W/kg Body: 0.65 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.49 W/kg Phablet: 3.98 W/kg

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

for Verizon Wireless

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Hearing aid compatible	M4/T3

Dual SIM and 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
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

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 66
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

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

with Dual SIM

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2500 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM	Yes

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28

for US Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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