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Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra


Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)


Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra
Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Released in May 2017. Features 6.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 367 ppi.

Octa-core processor MediaTek Helio P20 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 2,700 mAh battery.

Released in January 2018. Features 6.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,220 pixels and 411 ppi.

Octa-core processor Samsung Exynos 7885 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 3,500 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • More processing power (8%)
  • Better quality screen (11%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • Much better battery capacity (23%)
  • Fast charging battery


Specifications

Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)
Specifications
Brand Sony Samsung
Model - -
Release Date May 2017 January 2018
Operating System Android 7.0 Experience UI (Android 7.1)
Dimensions
Size 165.0 x 79.0 x 8.1 mm
6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 in
159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 in
Weight 188 g
6.63 oz
191 g
6.74 oz
Screen
Size 6.0 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 1,080 x 2,220 pixels
PPI 367 411
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear 23 MP f/2.0 Wide 16 MP f/1.7 Wide
Front 16 MP f/2.0 Wide Dual camera
16 MP f/1.9 Wide
8 MP f/1.9 Wide
Storage
Memory 4 GB 4 GB
Fixed 32 GB
64 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip MediaTek Helio P20
Octa-core processor
16 nm
Samsung Exynos 7885
Octa-core processor
14 nm
CPU 4x 2.30 GHz Cortex-A53
4x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
2x 2.20 GHz Cortex-A73
6x 1.60 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T880 MP2 Mali-G71 MP2
Battery
Capacity 2,700 mAh 3,500 mAh
Features - Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018)

6.0"
188 g
6.63 oz

6.0"
191 g
6.74 oz