Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus (256GB)
Side by side comparison between Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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6"
IPS
IPS
1080x1920
23
MP
MP
16mp
4GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
3580
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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5.5"
IPS
IPS
1080x1920
12
MP
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7.1mp
3GB
RAM
RAM
Hexa-core
2691
mAh
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(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233)
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14 Advantages 
14 Advantages | 22 Common items in both devices |
| Aluminum body, glass front, plastic back / Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| 16 million |
| 1080x1920 pixels |
| PDAF on back camera and autofocus front camera / PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| EIS on back camera and OIS on the front / OIS: Optical stabilization |
| 4K UHD (3840x2160) |
| (front) Full HD (1920x1080) |
| +15 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) | iPhone 8 Plus (256GB) | |
| Model | Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) | iPhone 8 Plus (256GB) |
| Other model names | Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra H4233 (Dual-Sim), Sony Avenger | iPhone 8 Plus A1864 (CDMA), iPhone 8+ A1897 (GSM) |
| Country or region available |      Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, (Global, International) | (Global, International) |
| Brand | Sony | Apple |
| Release date | 2/16/2018 | 9/22/2017, Announced: 9/12/2017 |
| Depth | 9.5 millimeters (0.37 inches) | 7.5 millimeters (0.3 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 80 x 163 millimeters (3.15 x 6.42 in) | 78.1 x 158.4 millimeters (3.07 x 6.24 in) |
| Weight | 221 grams (7.74 ounces) | 202 grams (7.07 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum body, glass front, plastic back | Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | IP67 certified: dust proof and waterproof over 1 meter and 30min |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) | iPhone 8 Plus (256GB) | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | TFT LED-Backlit IPS LCD |
| Screen size | 6" inches | 5.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.1% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~67.4% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 1080x1920 pixels | 1080x1920 pixels (16:9) |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 367 PPI | 401 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 4 | Scratch-resistant glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | 60Hz |
| Display features | feature not registered | 625nits[typ] Oleophobic coating |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) | iPhone 8 Plus (256GB) | |
| System version | Android 8.0 Oreo | iOS 11 |
| Firmware update | Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 16 |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) | iPhone 8 Plus (256GB) | |
| Chipset | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14nm) | 64bit: Apple A11 Bionic (10nm) |
| CPU | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.2GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) 4x 1.8GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-core) | Hexa-core, 2 processors: 2x 2.39GHz Monsoon (Dual-core) 4x 1.6GHz Mistral (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 508 650Mhz | Apple GPU (3-Core) |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | Geekbench: 10037 (v4.4) GFXBench: 20fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) | iPhone 8 Plus (256GB) | |
| RAM memory | 4GB LPDDR4 | 3GB LPDDR4X |
| Internal storage | 32GB (21GB available) | 256GB (245GB available) NVMe (SSD) |
| External storage | Until 256GB microSD, microSDXC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) | iPhone 8 Plus (256GB) | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 600/100 Mbps | 1024/150 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G, 4G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | CDMA 800/1900/2100 (A1863 model), GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 | A1863 model: CDMA2000 1xEV-DO TD-SCDMA 1900/2000 UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 A1905 model: UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat12 (Bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28) TD-LTE (Bands 38, 39, 40, 41) | LTE Cat16 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 66) TD-LTE (38, 39, 40, 41) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A | GPRS, EDGE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev 0, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev A, TD-SCDMA, UMTS, TD-HSDPA, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | GPRS, EDGE | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) | iPhone 8 Plus (256GB) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 23 megapixels | (dual camera) 12 megapixels 12MP telephoto f/2.81/3.6"57mm |
| Main camera resolution | 5520x4144 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 60 fps |
| Flash | LED flash on both cameras | Quad-LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/2.0 (aperture) | f/1.8 (aperture) |
| Focal length | 24mm lens | 28mm lens |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" inches | 1/3" inches |
| Pixel size | 1.12µm pixel | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | PDAF on back camera and autofocus front camera | PDAF: phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | EIS on back camera and OIS on the front | OIS: Optical stabilization |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Digital and optical zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Supported |
| HDR | HDR photo/video only main camera | HDR photo/video on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | 1080p@240fps |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) | iPhone 8 Plus (256GB) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | (dual front camera) 16 megapixels 8MP f/2.41/4" | 7.1 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 4608x3456 pixels | 3072x2304 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Full HD (1920x1080) | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | LED | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.0 (aperture) | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | 23mm lens | 32mm lens |
| Sensor size | 1/2.6" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) | iPhone 8 Plus (256GB) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Stereo sound |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | FM | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD | MPEG4, H.265, H.264, MOV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, AAX+, AIFF |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) | iPhone 8 Plus (256GB) | |
| USB | USB 2.0 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go | USB 2.0 proprietary connector |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | proprietary audio output |
| TV output | Not supported | Proprietary TV-out |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 + A2DP/LE | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Not supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| NFC | Supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) | iPhone 8 Plus (256GB) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Compass Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Fingerprint sensor (front-mounted) Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) | iPhone 8 Plus (256GB) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 3580 mAh | 2691 mAh |
| Charger, watts | 18W Wired fast charging | 15W Wired fast charging USB Power Delivery 2.0 |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | Qi wireless charging |
| Talk time autonomy | 32 hours (1.3 days) | 21 hours |
| Standby | 841 hours (35 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) | iPhone 8 Plus (256GB) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Silver, Black, Blue, Gold • Aluminum frame • Plastic back • Exmor RS camera • Fast battery charging • Quick Charge 3.0 • Mono Bluetooth Headset MBH22 • WiFi Miracast | • Colors: Space Gray, Silver, Gold • AirDrop, iCloud, FaceTime, Siri • Apple Pay • Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter included • Fast battery charging: 50% in 30min |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra (Dual H4233) | iPhone 8 Plus (256GB) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | 0.41W/kg (head), 1.19W/kg (body) | feature not registered |