Sony Xperia XA1 vs Huawei nova 2 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches 145 x 67 x 8 mm	6.06 x 2.95 x 0.27 inches 153.9 x 74.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, White	Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 72.30% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 294 PPI	1920x1080px, 401 PPI

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

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757	HiSilicon Kirin 659
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP2	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2300 mAh, Li - Ion	3340 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
MediaTek Pump Express	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
23 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
	8 MP Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	20 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

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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
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	6, 5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 16, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-98591H	Date approved: Jul 19, 2017 FCC ID value: QISBAC-LX3
Measured SAR
Head: 0.55 W/kg Body: 1.10 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg	Head: 1.30 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.43 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg Phablet: 3.11 W/kg

Alternative variants

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

Dual SIM

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