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Sony Xperia 1 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Active Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z2 Mobile Phone
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Editiorial reviews
17
4.0 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
58 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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3.8 out of 5
8 user ratings
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4 stars
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40
4.2 out of 5
40 user ratings
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32 %
4 stars
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4.1 out of 5
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3 stars
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2 stars
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4.4 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 9.0Android 4.0Android 6.0
CPU cores8-coreSingle-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 855Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB
RAM memory6 GB512 MB3 GB
CPU clock speed
N/A
1.0 GHz2.3 GHz
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 205Qualcomm Adreno 330

Display

Screen size6.5 in3.0 in5.2 in
Resolution3840 x 1644 px480 x 320 px1920 x 1080 px
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 6.0
N/A
N/A
HDRyesnono
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel type
N/A
LCDLCD
Pixel density
N/A
192.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen support
N/A
noyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyes
3D support
N/A
yes
N/A
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
Technology
N/A
N/A
IPS TFT

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.3"
Sensor size (second camera)1/3.4"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Resolution (third camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)F/2.4
N/A
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)78.0 °
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)135.0 °
N/A
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)45.0 °
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
8x
Video recording
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1280 x 720 px4096 x 2160 px
3D Capture
N/A
yes
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyes
LED Flash
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.3"
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx2.2 Mpx
Primary Field of View (FoV)78.0 °
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A
Light sourceDisplay flash
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage128 GB368 MB16 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
microSDmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Red
Purple
MaterialMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
yesyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height6.57 in3.62 in5.78 in
Width2.83 in2.17 in2.89 in
Depth0.32 in0.65 in0.32 in
Weight
N/A
3.92 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryes
N/A
yes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
Magnetometeryes
N/A
N/A
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesnono
Sim card sizeNano-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version5.02.1 EDR4.0
NFCyesnoyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
Video output
N/A
NoMHL
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
HSDPAHSPA+
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASSGLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
yesyes
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyes
4G LTE
N/A
noyes
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Battery capacity3330.0 mAh1200.0 mAh3200.0 mAh
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesno
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Standby time
N/A
335.0 h740.0 h
Talk time
N/A
5.0 h19.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging
N/A
noyes

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