Sony Xperia XA2 vs Sony Xperia XA1 Specs Comparison

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7.8
Sony Xperia XA2
7.0
Sony Xperia XA1
Sony Xperia XA2 Sony Xperia XA1
Released · Feb 16, 2018
Released · May 01, 2017
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
3300 mAh
2300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 08, 2018 Feb 27, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$299

Design

Dimensions
5.59 x 2.76 x 0.38 inches
142 x 70 x 9.7 mm
5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches
145 x 67 x 8 mm
Weight
6.03 oz / 171.0 g 5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Blue Black, Gold, Pink, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 74.89% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) 27 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm) MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 508 Mali-T880 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer 2300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 MediaTek Pump Express

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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 FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 28, 29, 66 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 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, UMTS
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
Date approved: Aug 16, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-98591H
Measured SAR
Head: 0.81 W/kg
Body: 1.07 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.14 W/kg
Head: 0.55 W/kg
Body: 1.10 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 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
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands 38
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
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
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
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