Nokia N8 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.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  N8:

  OLED

  Xperia Z2a:

  LCD

• Weight

  N8: 28 g lighter

  N8:

  135 g

  Xperia Z2a:

  163 g

• Width

  N8: 12.9 mm narrower

  N8:

  59.1 mm

  Xperia Z2a:

  72 mm

• Screen diagonal

  N8: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

  N8:

  3.5 in

  Xperia Z2a:

  5 in

• Depth

  Xperia Z2a: 1.9 mm thinner

  N8:

  12.9 mm

  Xperia Z2a:

  11 mm

• Height

  N8: 23.5 mm shorter

  N8:

  113.5 mm

  Xperia Z2a:

  137 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. N8

   Height:

   113.5 mm

   Width:

   59.1 mm

   Depth:

   12.9 mm +1.9 mm versus Xperia Z2a

2. 2. Xperia Z2a

   Height:

   137 mm +23.5 mm versus N8

   Width:

   72 mm +12.9 mm versus N8

   Depth:

   11 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. N8

   Screen diagonal:

   3.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   33.8 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 104.1% more rectangular screen area than N8.

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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