Sony Xperia XZ vs Sony Xperia XA1 Specs Comparison

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7.0
Sony Xperia XZ
7.0
Sony Xperia XA1
Sony Xperia XZ Sony Xperia XA1
Released · Oct 02, 2016
Released · May 01, 2017
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
5.0-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
2900 mAh
2300 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches
145 x 67 x 8 mm
Weight
5.68 oz (161.0 g) 5.04 oz (143.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Pink, Blue Black, Gold, Pink, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch 5.0-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 294 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
71.00 % 70.87 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm 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
RAM
3GB 3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 21.5 GB 32GB, available to use: 24 GB
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

Capacity
2900 mAh 2300 mAh
Type
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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 8 MP (Autofocus), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)
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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
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), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d) Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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, UMTS
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
Date approved: Aug 16, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-98591H
Measured SAR
Head: 0.53 W/kg
Body: 0.35 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.80 W/kg
Head: 0.55 W/kg
Body: 1.10 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 299
In The Box
Charger, microUSB cable and user documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Feb 27, 2017

Alternative variants

Internal storage 64GB, available to use: 50 GB
Dual SIM Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Dual SIM Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 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
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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