Sony Xperia XA Ultra vs Sony Xperia XZs Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 16, 2016	Feb 27, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.46 x 3.11 x 0.33 inches 164 x 79 x 8.4 mm	5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
Weight
7.13 oz / 202.0 g	5.68 oz / 161.0 g
Materials
	Back: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, White	Black, Silver, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.57% screen-to-body	5.2-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 367 PPI	1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2200 MHz Kryo
GPU
Mali-T860 MP2	Adreno 530
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion	2900 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
MediaTek Pump Express	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
21.5 MP (CMOS image sensor, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.4"	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
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Object tracking, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD, 720p (960 fps) Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (OIS, Autofocus, Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC	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	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 01, 2016 FCC ID value: PY7-PM0954
Measured SAR
Head: 0.27 W/kg Body: 0.39 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.36 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg

Alternative variants

OS	Android (7.0 Nougat)
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 3, 2

Memory	64GB
Dual SIM	Yes
Prices (MSRP)	$700

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

OS	Android (7.0 Nougat)
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

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