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Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium

3.07 in
6.24 in
Apple iPhone 8 Plus Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
3.15 in
6.22 in
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
21
4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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5
3.6 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
0 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
33 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
35
4.1 out of 5
35 user ratings
5 stars
37 %
4 stars
37 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
47 %
4 stars
31 %
3 stars
18 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %

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Hardware

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Sony Xperia XZ2 PremiumSony Xperia XZ2 Premium
Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 8.0
CPU cores6-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845
RAM memory3 GB6 GB

Display

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Sony Xperia XZ2 PremiumSony Xperia XZ2 Premium
Screen size5.5 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px2160 x 3840 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
IPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi760.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
HDRyesyes

Rear camera

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Sony Xperia XZ2 PremiumSony Xperia XZ2 Premium
Primary sensor size1/3"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx19.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Sony Xperia XZ2 PremiumSony Xperia XZ2 Premium
Primary resolution7.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx

Storage

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Sony Xperia XZ2 PremiumSony Xperia XZ2 Premium
Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB
Memory card readernoyes

Design

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Sony Xperia XZ2 PremiumSony Xperia XZ2 Premium
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Water resistantyesyes
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Sony Xperia XZ2 PremiumSony Xperia XZ2 Premium
Height6.24 in6.22 in
Width3.07 in3.15 in
Depth0.3 in0.47 in
Weight7.13 oz8.32 oz

Sensors

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Sony Xperia XZ2 PremiumSony Xperia XZ2 Premium
Accelerometeryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes
Barometeryesyes

Other features

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Sony Xperia XZ2 PremiumSony Xperia XZ2 Premium
Built-in stereo speakersyesyes

Connectivity

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Sony Xperia XZ2 PremiumSony Xperia XZ2 Premium
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyes
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version5.05.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • SPP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
aptX
NFCyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Sony Xperia XZ2 PremiumSony Xperia XZ2 Premium
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
3G UMTSyesyes
4G LTEyesyes

Battery

Apple iPhone 8 PlusApple iPhone 8 Plus
Sony Xperia XZ2 PremiumSony Xperia XZ2 Premium
Replaceable batterynono
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh3540.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesyes
Wireless charging yesyes
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
QI

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