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Apple iPhone 8 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia A4 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XA Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XA1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA1
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4.0 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
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3.0 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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3.9 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 5.0Android 6.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz2.0 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores6-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3MediaTek Helio P MT6755MediaTek MT6757
RAM memory2 GB2 GB2 GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T860 MP2ARM Mali-T880 MP2

Display

Screen size4.7 in4.6 in5.0 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution750 x 1334 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px720 x 1280 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
IPS LCD
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
IPS TFT
Pixel density326.0 ppi319.0 ppi294.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingCorning Gorilla GlassScratch-resistant glass
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRyes
N/A
nono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/3"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx13.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.0 f
N/A
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face detectionBody and face detectionyesyes
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detectionyesyes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
N/A
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB16 GB32 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
128GB256GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
microSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height5.45 in5.04 in5.65 in5.71 in
Width2.65 in2.6 in2.63 in2.64 in
Depth0.29 in0.36 in0.31 in0.31 in
Weight5.22 oz4.55 oz4.83 oz5.04 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
N/A
Fingerprintyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyes
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednoyesyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.04.14.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDTP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GAVDP
  • GOEP
  • HFP
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
N/A
USBUSB
Video outputNo
N/A
NoNo
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
N/A
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesno

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
nono
Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1820.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2300.0 mAh2300.0 mAh
Standby time24.0 h620.0 h603.0 h603.0 h
Talk time14.0 h16.0 h10.0 h10.1 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging yes
N/A
nono
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
N/A
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
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