Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia XA vs Apple iPhone 7

Sony Xperia XA
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple
Announced February 2016 September 2016
Status Available - June 2016 Available - September 2016
Price Rs. 15,700 ($242.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 60,000 ($882.35) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.63 x 0.31 in)
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
Weight 137.4 g (4.83.0.14 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Nano SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700)
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.19 W/kg (head)
1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.38 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint with Force Touch
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) iOS 10
Processor 1.8GHz, Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 [Similar] Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion
GPU Mali-T860 [Similar] 6 core [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar] 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.71% 65.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash Quad-LED (dual tone)
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/3" Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 8 MP, Autofocus, LED flash [Similar] 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 1960 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 48 h Up to 14 h