Sony Xperia XA2 vs Samsung Galaxy A71 Specs Comparison

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7.8	8.2
Sony Xperia XA2	Samsung Galaxy A71
Released · Feb 16, 2018	Released · Jan 31, 2020
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px	6.7-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera	Quad camera
3GB · 32GB	6GB · 128GB
3300 mAh	4500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches 142 x 70 x 9.7 mm	6.44 x 2.99 x 0.30 inches 163.6 x 76 x 7.7 mm
Weight
6.03 oz (171.0 g)	6.31 oz (179.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Blue	Prism Crush black, Prism Crush white, Prism Crush pink, Prism Crush blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED Plus
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
74.89 %	87.24 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470
GPU
Adreno 508	Adreno 618
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 24 GB	128GB, available to use: 106.1 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh	4500 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 59min

Browsing

11h 32min

Video

11h 38min

Gaming

12h 46min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
23 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 25 mm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) HDR, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	32 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Step detector, Step counter	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

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

Buyers information

In The Box
Charger, USB Type-C cable for charging and user documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 08, 2018	Dec 12, 2019

Alternative variants

Dual SIM


4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Dual SIM	Yes

with 8 GB RAM


RAM	8GB


4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)


4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Dual SIM


4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Dual SIM	Yes

Links

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