Sony Xperia XZ vs Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XZ
7.0
Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra
Sony Xperia XZ Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra
Released · Oct 02, 2016
Released · May 05, 2017
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
6.0-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 32GB
2900 mAh
2700 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Feb 27, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches
165 x 79 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.68 oz / 161.0 g 6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Pink, Blue Black, Gold, Pink, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body 6.0-inch, 76.10% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 367 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 13 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm) MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 530 Mali-T880 MP2
Memory
3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2900 mAh 2700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 MediaTek Pump Express

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
23 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
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)
Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
HDR, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP (OIS, Autofocus, Flash)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 14, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-29752M
Measured SAR
Head: 0.53 W/kg
Body: 0.35 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.80 W/kg

Alternative variants

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