Sony Xperia XZ Premium vs Google Pixel 3a XL Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017	May 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$479

Design

Dimensions
6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches 156 x 77 x 7.9 mm	6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches 160.1 x 76.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.74 oz / 191.0 g	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Red	Black, Purple, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.48% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 76.19% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 700 nits	OLED
Resolution
3840x2160px, 16:9 ratio, 801 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Dragontrail

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 360
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 615
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3230 mAh, Li - Ion	3700 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

8h 14min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single 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	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Gesture, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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 Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 25, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.33 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

International version

Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)

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