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Sony Xperia U Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XA1 Plus Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XA2 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
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3.6 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.0Android 7.0Android 8.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz2.3 GHz2.2 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU coresDual-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500MediaTek MT6757Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
GPU modelARM Mali-400
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 508Qualcomm Adreno 430
RAM memory512 MB4 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size3.5 in5.5 in5.2 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution854 x 480 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px1080 x 1920 px
Pixel density280.0 ppi401.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRno
N/A
nono
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Technology
N/A
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.3"1/2.3"1/2.3"
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
120.0 fps120.0 fps
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
5x
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.1 Mpx
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.3"1/2.3"1/2.3"
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.0F/2.4
N/A

Storage

Internal storage8 GB32 GB32 GB32 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB256GB200GB

Dimensions

Height4.4 in6.1 in5.59 in5.75 in
Width2.1 in2.95 in2.76 in2.83 in
Depth0.5 in0.34 in0.38 in0.29 in
Weight3.88 oz6.7 oz6.03 oz5.43 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
noyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR4.25.04.1
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVCTP
  • AVDP
  • AVRCP
  • BNEP
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GATT
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • RFCOMM
  • SAP
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
N/A
2.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
N/A
N/A
yes
Video outputNo
N/A
N/A
MHL
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-CMicro-USB
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Navigation systemA-GPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
4G LTEnoyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Data transmission
N/A
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesnonono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ion
N/A
Battery capacity1290.0 mAh3430.0 mAh3300.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Standby time472.0 h
N/A
863.0 h540.0 h
Talk time5.0 h
N/A
39.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging no
N/A
nono
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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