BlackBerry Aurora vs Sony Xperia XZs

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

  Xperia XZs: 17 g lighter

  Aurora:

  178 g

  Xperia XZs:

  161 g

• Width

  Xperia XZs: 4.8 mm narrower

  Aurora:

  76.8 mm

  Xperia XZs:

  72 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia XZs: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Aurora:

  5.5 in

  Xperia XZs:

  5.2 in

• Chipset

  Aurora:

  Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)

  Xperia XZs:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

• Height

  Xperia XZs: 6 mm shorter

  Aurora:

  152 mm

  Xperia XZs:

  146 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. Aurora

   Height:

   152 mm +6 mm versus Xperia XZs

   Width:

   76.8 mm +4.8 mm versus Xperia XZs

   Depth:

   8.5 mm

2. 2. Xperia XZs

   Height:

   146 mm

   Width:

   72 mm

   Depth:

   8.1 mm

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. Aurora

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. Xperia XZs

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

Aurora has approximately 11.9% more rectangular screen area than Xperia XZs.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.