Sony Xperia XZ2 vs Sony Xperia XZ Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XZ2
7.0
Sony Xperia XZ
Sony Xperia XZ2 Sony Xperia XZ
Released · Apr 05, 2018
Released · Oct 02, 2016
5.7-inch · 2160x1080px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
3180 mAh
2900 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2018 Sep 01, 2016

Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 2.83 x 0.44 inches
153 x 72 x 11.1 mm
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.98 oz / 198.0 g 5.68 oz / 161.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Green Black, Gray, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 76.28% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 700 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 424 PPI 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 630 Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3180 mAh, Li - Polymer 2900 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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 (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p, VGA
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
13 MP (Wide Angle)
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,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 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 DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording 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

Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
Memory 64GB
Dual SIM Yes
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