Apple iPhone SE vs Sony Xperia Z2a

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  iPhone SE: 50 g lighter

  iPhone SE:

  113 g

  Xperia Z2a:

  163 g

• Width

  iPhone SE: 13.4 mm narrower

  iPhone SE:

  58.6 mm

  Xperia Z2a:

  72 mm

• Screen diagonal

  iPhone SE: 1 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone SE:

  4 in

  Xperia Z2a:

  5 in

• Memory variants

  At 16 GB storage

  iPhone SE:

  2 GB RAM

  Xperia Z2a:

  3 GB RAM

• Chipset

  iPhone SE:

  Apple A9 (14 nm)

  Xperia Z2a:

  Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

• Depth

  iPhone SE: 3.4 mm thinner

  iPhone SE:

  7.6 mm

  Xperia Z2a:

  11 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. iPhone SE

   Height:

   123.8 mm

   Width:

   58.6 mm

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

2. 2. Xperia Z2a

   Height:

   137 mm +13.2 mm versus iPhone SE

   Width:

   72 mm +13.4 mm versus iPhone SE

   Depth:

   11 mm +3.4 mm versus iPhone SE

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. iPhone SE

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

2. 2. Xperia Z2a

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Xperia Z2a has approximately 56.3% more rectangular screen area than iPhone SE.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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