Sharp Aquos R2 compact vs Sony Xperia ZL

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

  Aquos R2 compact: 16 g lighter

  Aquos R2 compact:

  135 g

  Xperia ZL:

  151 g

• Width

  Aquos R2 compact: 5.3 mm narrower

  Aquos R2 compact:

  64 mm

  Xperia ZL:

  69.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia ZL: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Aquos R2 compact:

  5.2 in

  Xperia ZL:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Aquos R2 compact:

  Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

  Xperia ZL:

  Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro

• Depth

  Aquos R2 compact: 0.5 mm thinner

  Aquos R2 compact:

  9.3 mm

  Xperia ZL:

  9.8 mm

• Release year

  Aquos R2 compact:

  2018

  Xperia ZL:

  2013

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. Aquos R2 compact

   Height:

   131 mm

   Width:

   64 mm

   Depth:

   9.3 mm

2. 2. Xperia ZL

   Height:

   131.6 mm

   Width:

   69.3 mm +5.3 mm versus Aquos R2 compact

   Depth:

   9.8 mm +0.5 mm versus Aquos R2 compact

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. Aquos R2 compact

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   67.5 cm²

2. 2. Xperia ZL

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Xperia ZL has approximately 2.1% more rectangular screen area than Aquos R2 compact.

Memory variants

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Practical features

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Battery capacity

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