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Category Breakdown

Sony Xperia XZ

Sony Xperia XZs

Performance

54.354.3

Camera

45.945.7

Display

70.570.5

Battery

43.543.5

Build

79.879.8

Overall

56.456.3

Summary

The Sony Xperia XZ and Xperia XZs share a similar build quality with dimensions of 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm and a weight of 161g, but the XZs features Gorilla Glass 5 compared to the XZ's Gorilla Glass 4.
Both have a 5.2-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels.
Performance is identical, powered by the Snapdragon 820 chipset and 32GB of storage, but the XZs offers an option for 4GB of RAM, enhancing multitasking capabilities.
The XZ has a 23 MP rear camera, while the XZs has a 19 MP rear camera with predictive PDAF and the ability to record slow-motion video at 720p@960fps.
Both devices have a 2900 mAh battery and run on Android, with the XZs launching with Android 7.1, while the XZ originally came with Android 6.0.1.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

Sony Xperia XZ

Sony Xperia XZs

General

Release Date

2016, October 03

2017, April 03

Announced

2016, September 01

2017, February 27

Description

Also known as Sony Xperia XZ Dual F8332 with dual-SIM card slots

Also known as Sony Xperia XZs Dual with dual-SIM card slots

Display

Size

5.2"

Type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)

PPI

1080

Refresh Rate

60Hz

Peak Brightness

N/A

HDR Support

✗

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

CPU

Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)

GPU

Adreno 530

Memory

32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 3GB RAM

32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM

Expandable Storage

✗

Card Slot

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

Camera

Main Camera

23 MP

19 MP

Main Camera Details

23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3", PDAF

19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", predictive PDAF

Front Camera

13 MP

Front Camera Details

13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3"

13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm

Video Recording

4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps, HDR

Selfie Video

1080p@30fps

OIS

✗

Night Mode

✗

RAW Support

✗

Battery

Capacity

2900 mAh

Battery Details

Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable

Charging Details

18W wired, QC3

Fast Charging

✗

Wireless Charging

✗

Build & Design

Dimensions

146 x 72 x 8.1 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)

Weight

161 g

Materials

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum back, aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum back, plastic frame

Water Resistance

N/A

Colors

Mineral black, Platinum, Forest blue, Deep pink

Black, Warm Silver, Ice Blue

Foldable

✗

Connectivity

SIM

Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Nano-SIM (G8231)Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM (G8232)

Network

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Network Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps

✗

✓

WiFi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Bluetooth

4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE

NFC

✓

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

IR Blaster

✗

Headphone Jack

✓

Radio

✗

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)

GPS, GLONASS, BDS

Software

Operating System

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)

Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)

OS Version

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)

Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)

Security

Fingerprint

✓

Face Unlock

✗

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Fingerprint (side-mounted, region dependent), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Audio

Stereo Speakers

✓

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Audio Jack

Yes