Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra vs Nokia 8 Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra
7.0
Nokia 8
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra Nokia 8
Released · May 05, 2017
Released · Aug 28, 2017
6.0-inch · 1920x1080px
5.3-inch · 2560x1440px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
2700 mAh
3090 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017 Aug 16, 2017

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches
165 x 79 x 8.1 mm
5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches
151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g 5.64 oz / 160.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP54
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, White Silver, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.10% screen-to-body 5.3-inch, 69.44% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 700 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 367 PPI 2560x1440px, 554 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
13 (Poor) 3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2500 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-T880 MP2 Adreno 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
4GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion 3090 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
MediaTek Pump Express Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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"
13 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
Yes
HDR, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (OIS, Autofocus, Flash)
Video capture: 1080p
13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, 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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Memory 6GB/128GB
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
Memory 64GB
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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