Apple iPhone XS vs Sony Xperia Z2

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.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  iPhone XS:

  OLED

  Xperia Z2:

  LCD

• Weight

  Xperia Z2: 14 g lighter

  iPhone XS:

  177 g

  Xperia Z2:

  163 g

• Width

  iPhone XS: 2.4 mm narrower

  iPhone XS:

  70.9 mm

  Xperia Z2:

  73.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia Z2: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone XS:

  5.8 in

  Xperia Z2:

  5.2 in

• Chipset

  iPhone XS:

  Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)

  Xperia Z2:

  Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  iPhone XS:

  Dual

  Xperia Z2:

  Single

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 XS

   Height:

   143.6 mm

   Width:

   70.9 mm

   Depth:

   7.7 mm

2. 2. Xperia Z2

   Height:

   146.8 mm +3.2 mm versus iPhone XS

   Width:

   73.3 mm +2.4 mm versus iPhone XS

   Depth:

   8.2 mm +0.5 mm versus iPhone XS

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 XS

   Screen diagonal:

   5.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19.5:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   82.6 cm²

2. 2. Xperia Z2

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

iPhone XS has approximately 10.8% more rectangular screen area than Xperia Z2.

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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