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Apple iPhone 7 Plus Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XA Ultra Mobile Phone
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15
4.3 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
55 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
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4.1 out of 5
13 user ratings
5 stars
15 %
4 stars
84 %
3 stars
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User rating
45
4.1 out of 5
45 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
0 %
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0 %
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4.0 out of 5
48 user ratings
5 stars
29 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
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31
4.2 out of 5
31 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Apple iOS 11Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.84 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-core8-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionApple A9 APL0898MediaTek MT6755
RAM memory3 GB2 GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600ARM Mali-T860 MP2

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.0 in6.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px1136 x 640 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina Display with IPS technology
IPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi326.0 ppi367.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
HDRno
N/A
no
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.4"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture1.8 f2.2 f
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x3x
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyesFace recognition
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
N/A
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx1.2 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesFace recognition
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.4
N/A
Light sourceRetina FlashRetina Flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
256GB

Design

Colour of product
  • Red
  • Matte black
  • Gold
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Black
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Rose gold
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
MaterialAluminum
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Steel
N/A
Water resistantyes
N/A
no
Shock resistantno
N/A
no
Dust resistantyes
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height6.23 in4.87 in6.46 in
Width3.07 in2.31 in3.11 in
Depth0.29 in0.3 in0.33 in
Weight6.63 oz3.99 oz7.13 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyes
N/A
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningLightningUSB
Video outputManufacturer specificManufacturer specificNo
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
Streaming standardsGoogle Cast
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity2900.0 mAh1642.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time384.0 h240.0 h708.0 h
Talk time21.0 h14.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
no
Wireless charging no
N/A
no

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