Sony Xperia XZ Premium vs Sony Xperia XA1 Plus Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XZ Premium
Sony Xperia XZ Premium Sony Xperia XA1 Plus
Released · Jun 01, 2017
Released · Sep 21, 2017
5.5-inch · 3840x2160px
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3230 mAh
3430 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017 Aug 31, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$380

Design

Dimensions
6.14 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches
156 x 77 x 7.9 mm
6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches
155 x 75 x 8.7 mm
Weight
6.74 oz / 191.0 g 6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Red Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 69.48% screen-to-body 5.5-inch, 71.83% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 700 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
3840x2160px, 16:9 ratio, 801 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540 Mali-T880 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3230 mAh, Li - Ion 3430 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 MediaTek Pump Express

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
23 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
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 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Gesture, 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, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
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, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
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 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Dual SIM Yes
International version
Memory 4GB
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
International version
Biometrics Fingerprint (touch)
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