Sony Xperia XA2 vs Nokia 8.1 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 08, 2018	Dec 05, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches 142 x 70 x 9.7 mm	6.09 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches 154.8 x 75.76 x 7.97 mm
Weight
6.03 oz / 171.0 g	6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Blue	Silver, Brown, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 74.89% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 81.42% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD, HDR
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI	2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 408 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 710 SDM710 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 360
GPU
Adreno 508	Adreno 616
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	3500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
23 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	13 MP
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) HDR, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	20 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Full Specs Nokia 8.1 Specs

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 28, 29, 66
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	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: Nov 19, 2018 FCC ID value: PY7-57442Z
Measured SAR
Head: 0.81 W/kg Body: 1.07 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.14 W/kg

Alternative variants

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

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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

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

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