Sony Xperia XA2 vs Sony Xperia 5 III Specs Comparison

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7.8	7.5
Sony Xperia XA2	Sony Xperia 5 III
Released · Feb 16, 2018	Released · Oct 08, 2021
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px	6.1-inch · 2520x1080px
Single camera	Triple camera
3GB · 32GB	8GB · 256GB
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	6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.03 oz (171.0 g)	5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Blue	Black, Green, Pink

Display

Size
5.2-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
74.89 %	81.34 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 508	Adreno 660
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4)	8GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 24 GB	256GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Capacity
3300 mAh	4500 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple 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: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Third camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5"
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) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Step detector, Step counter	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
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), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSPA
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	Apr 14, 2021

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


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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