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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XA Ultra Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XA Ultra
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Editiorial reviews
13
3.6 out of 5
8 user ratings
5 stars
62 %
4 stars
12 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
12 %
1 stars
0 %
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20
4.2 out of 5
10 user ratings
5 stars
10 %
4 stars
90 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
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1 stars
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User rating
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
44 %
4 stars
18 %
3 stars
34 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
46
4.3 out of 5
46 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
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4.2 out of 5
31 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
41 %
3 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.1Android 8.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.7 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810MediaTek MT6755
GPU modelARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-G72 MP18ARM Mali-T860 MP2
RAM memory6 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size6.3 in5.8 in6.0 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1440 x 2960 px1440 x 2960 px1080 x 1920 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density521.0 ppi570.0 ppi367.0 ppi
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen support
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
HDR
N/A
yesno

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.55"1/2.55"1/2.4"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx21.5 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps60.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps960.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
3D Captureno
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Night Modeyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
1.9 f
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size1/2.55"1/2.55"1/2.4"
Focus adjustment
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
F/1.7
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB400GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
  • Black
  • Grey
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
yesno
Shock resistant
N/A
nono

Dimensions

Height6.4 in5.81 in6.46 in
Width2.94 in2.7 in3.11 in
Depth0.34 in0.33 in0.33 in
Weight6.88 oz5.75 oz7.13 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiednonono
Bluetooth version5.05.04.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
A2DP
Bluetooth codecSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
3.0/3.1
3.1
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputDisplayPort over USB-CDisplayPort over USB-CNo
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyes
NFC
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A

Cellular

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 transmissionVoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
3G UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A

Battery

Battery capacity3300.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time220.0 h326.0 h708.0 h
Talk time22.0 h22.0 h12.0 h
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
nono
Fast charging
N/A
yesno
Wireless charging
N/A
yesno

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