Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166) vs Motorola Droid 4 (XT894)
Side by side comparison between Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium vs Motorola Droid 4 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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5.8"
IPS
IPS
2160x3840
19.2
MP
MP
13mp
6GB
RAM
RAM
Octa-core
3540
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
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4"
TFT
TFT
540x960
8
MP
MP
1.3mp
1GB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
1785
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166)
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25 Advantages 
2 Advantages | 16 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| LED flash |
| Only digital zoom |
| LDAF/PDAF: laser/phase detection autofocus / Autofocus |
| 4G LTE-A / 4G LTE |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| +9 specs and more in the table below |
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166) | Motorola Droid 4 (XT894) | |
| Model | Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166) | Droid 4 (XT894) |
| Other model names | Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Dual-sim, Sony PF12 | Verizon Motorola Droid 4 XT894, Droid 4G, Motorola Maserati |
| Country or region available |     Bulgaria, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan |  USA |
| Brand | Sony | Motorola |
| Release date | 7/30/2018 | 2/10/2012 |
| Depth | 11.9 millimeters (0.47 inches) | 12.9 millimeters (0.51 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 80 x 158 millimeters (3.15 x 6.22 in) | 69.9 x 126.7 millimeters (2.75 x 4.99 in) |
| Weight | 236 grams (8.26 ounces) | 179 grams (6.27 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Aluminum frame, glass front/back | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Waterproof (IP?) | Water splash resistant (don't immerse) |
📲 Display | ||
| Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166) | Motorola Droid 4 (XT894) | |
| Display type | TFT IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Screen size | 5.8" inches | 4" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~73.4% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~49.8% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 2160x3840 pixels | 540x960 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 760 PPI | 275 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166) | Motorola Droid 4 (XT894) | |
| System version | Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ICS |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166) | Motorola Droid 4 (XT894) | |
| Chipset | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 MSM8998 (10nm) | 32bit: TI OMAP 4430 |
| CPU | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.7GHz Kryo 385 Gold (Quad-core) 4x 1.7GHz Kryo 385 Silver (Quad-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.2GHz ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | Qualcomm Adreno 630 710Mhz | PowerVR SGX540 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166) | Motorola Droid 4 (XT894) | |
| RAM memory | 6GB LPDDR4 | 1GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 64GB (50GB available) | 16GB (8GB available) |
| External storage | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166) | Motorola Droid 4 (XT894) | |
| Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) | Not supported |
| SIM card | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 1200/150 Mbps | 100/50 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, GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 800/850/900/1700/1900/2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | LTE Cat18 (Bands 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,19,20,25,26,28,66) TD-LTE (Bands 38,39,40,41) VoLTE | LTE 700 |
| 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 A, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| 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 XZ2 Premium (H8166) | Motorola Droid 4 (XT894) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | (dual camera) 19.2 megapixels 12MP mono f/1.61/2.3" | 8 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 5056x3792 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | LED flash | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | f/1.8 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | 25mm lens | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | 1/2.3" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | 1.22µm pixel | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | LDAF/PDAF: laser/phase detection autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | Supported | feature not registered |
| Image stabilization | EIS: Digital stabilization | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Face detection, Smile detection | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | feature not registered |
| HDR | HDR photo/video only main camera | feature not registered |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166) | Motorola Droid 4 (XT894) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 13 megapixels | 1.3 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 4128x3096 pixels | 1280x1024 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Full HD (1920x1080) | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | f/2.0 (aperture) | feature not registered |
| Focal length | 22mm lens | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | 1/3" inches | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | 1.12µm pixel | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166) | Motorola Droid 4 (XT894) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | 2 microphones or more | feature not registered |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD | MP4, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, OGG, eAAC+, FLAC | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166) | Motorola Droid 4 (XT894) | |
| USB | USB 3.1 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | Type-C jack with 3.5mm jack adapter | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Micro HDMI Type D |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 + A2DP/LE | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) |
| DLNA | Supported | feature not registered |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Supported | Not supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | feature not registered |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166) | Motorola Droid 4 (XT894) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Gyroscope Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166) | Motorola Droid 4 (XT894) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) SNN5905A, EB41 |
| Battery capacity | 3540 mAh | 1785 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Qi wireless charging | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | feature not registered | 12.5 hours |
| Standby | feature not registered | 204 hours (8.5 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166) | Motorola Droid 4 (XT894) | |
| Call control | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands | Voice dialing, Voice recorder |
| 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, Flash player |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Retractable QWERTY keyboard |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Chrome Black, Chrome Silver • HDR10 display • Triluminos display • X-Reality Engine • Quick Charge 3.0 • 24-bit/192kHz audio • WiFi miracast • IP68 certified: dust/water proof up to 1.5m for 30min | • Colors: Black • HDMI 1.4 • Dual-mode CDMA/GSM phone • Internet Radio • Motorola MOTOBLUR UI • Docking connector • Speech recognition • 3D stereo sound • HAC (M4/T3) • DLNA • Mobile Hotspot with support for up to 8 Devices • Java framework |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium (H8166) | Motorola Droid 4 (XT894) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |