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Sony Xperia XA1 Plus Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z5 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z5
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Stuck in the middle of Sony's range, but something of a bullseye in practiceRead more
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4.5 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 7.0Android 5.1Android 5.0Android 7.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.5 GHz2.0 GHz2.0 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6757Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
RAM memory4 GB2 GB3 GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 430Qualcomm Adreno 430

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.6 in5.2 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1080 x 1920 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • TFT
IPS TFTIPS TFT
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi319.0 ppi424.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
N/A
  • Fingerprint-resistant coating
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR
N/A
nonono
Multi touch
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.3"1/2.3"1/2.3"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution23.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx20.7 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.0 f2.0 f
N/A
Highest video resolution
N/A
4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
60.0 fps60.0 fps120.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
Autofocus
N/A
yesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyes
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yesyesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes

Front camera

Primary sensor size1/2.3"1/2.3"1/2.3"1/2.3"
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx5.1 Mpx5.1 Mpx
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Lens apertureF/2.0
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage32 GB16 GB32 GB32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage256GB256GB128GB200GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Dimensions

Height6.1 in5.0 in5.76 in5.75 in
Width2.95 in2.56 in2.83 in2.83 in
Depth0.34 in0.34 in0.27 in0.29 in
Weight6.7 oz4.55 oz5.08 oz5.43 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
  • no
  • yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.04.14.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GATT
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
DLNA certified
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
MHLMHLMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
GLONASSGLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 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
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynononono
Battery capacity3430.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2930.0 mAh2900.0 mAh
Battery type
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
N/A
Standby time
N/A
880.0 h590.0 h540.0 h
Talk time
N/A
12.0 h17.0 h17.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
yesyesyes
Fast charging standard
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging
N/A
nonono

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