Sony Xperia XZ Premium vs Essential Phone Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 156 x 77 x 7.9 mm	5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.74 oz (191.0 g)	6.53 oz (185.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Red	Black, Gray, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch	5.7-inch
Resolution
3840x2160px, 16:9 ratio, 801 PPI	2560x1312px, 504 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
69.48 %	84.85 %
Peak brightness
700 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 540
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB, available to use: 49.31 GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Capacity
3230 mAh	3040 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
19 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Second camera
	13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP, Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Gesture, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	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), 32(1500 L-band)	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), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	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 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 26, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 700
In The Box
Charger, USB-C Cable and Manual

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017	May 30, 2017

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

International version

Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)

Links

Full specifications
Sony Xperia XZ Premium Specs	Essential Phone Specs
PhoneArena Review
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User Reviews
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