Samsung Galaxy A8 vs Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | |
| Announced | |
| July 2015 | January 2018 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2015 | Coming Soon - February 2018 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold | Silver, Black, Blue, Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in) |
163 x 80 x 9.5 mm (6.42 x 3.15 x 0.37 in) |
| Weight | |
| 151 g (5.33 oz) | 221 g (7.8 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint sensor | - Fingerprint Sensor |
| Notification LED | |
| - | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.7 inches [Similar] | 6.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 73.99% | 76.17% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) | Android 8.0 (Oreo) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] | 2.2 Ghz Octa-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 405 [Similar] | Adreno 508 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 32/64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar] | 23 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR | Phase Detection Autofocus, 24mm, 1/2.3" Sensor, f/2.0 aperture lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] | Dual: 16 MP (f/2.0, 23mm, 1/2.6", OIS, AF) + 8 MP (f/2.4, 1/4") [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio with RDS; recording | FM radio |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat13 600/150 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3050 mAh | 3580 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |