Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia XZ vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Apple iPhone XS

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple Apple
Announced September 2016 September 2017 September 2018
Status Coming Soon - October 2016 Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - September 2018
Price Rs. 49,990 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 74,000 ($799.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Platinum, Mineral Black, Forest Blue Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
(6.24 x 3.07 x 0.3 in)
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and e-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat) iOS 11 iOS 12
Processor Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 Hexa-core, Apple A11 Bionic Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Adreno 530 - Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64/256 GB 64/256/512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-strengthened glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.5 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.79% 67.25% 81.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 23 MP Dual 12 MP Dual 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED (dual Tone) Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash
Features Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm), OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, 1/3" Sensor Size @ 28mm, 1/3.6" Sensor Size @ 56mm, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording
Front Camera 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1080p, HDR [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, reversible connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No No
USB OTG - Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2900 mAh - -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 20 h (3G)