Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium vs Sony Xperia 8

Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium
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Sony Xperia 8
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony
Announced April 2018 October 2019
Status Available - July 2018 Coming Soon - October 2019
Colors Chrome Black, Chrome Silver Gray, Black, Orange, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158 x 80 x 11.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 in)
158 x 69 x 8.1 mm
(6.22 x 2.72 x 0.32 in)
Weight 236 g (8.32 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I3113, I4113, I4193
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - I3123
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600) - I3113, I4113
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) [Similar] Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 630 [Similar] Adreno 508 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Full HD+ 21:9 aspect ratio wide IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 3840 x 2160 pixels (760 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 2560 pixels (463 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.30% 76.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 19 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 19 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF
12 MP B/W, f/1.6, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF
Panorama, HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 1.25µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 53mm (telephoto), 1/4", 1.12µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3", 1.12µm
1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm,
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3540 mAh 2760 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -