Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium

Samsung Galaxy S8

Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)

LTE
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

148.9 mm

158 mm
Width

68.1 mm

80 mm
Thickness

8 mm

11.9 mm
Weight

155 g

236 g
Payment

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

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Waterproof

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes

IP65/68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

IP65/68
Colors

Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Midnight Black, Orchid Gray

Chrome Black, Chrome Silver

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.8 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2960 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

570 ppi

760 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes, max 10 fingers
Display features

-

HDR10 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.3 GHz

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.7 GHz

quad-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - US / Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
GPU

Adreno 540 - US

Adreno 630
Memory RAM

4 GB

6 GB
Internal storage

64 GB

64 GB
Memory card

microSD

microSD
Memory card max

256 GB

400 GB

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm

19 MP, f/1.8 , 25 mm, 1/2.3" , 1.12 µm
12 MP, f/1.6 , 1/2.3" , 1.55 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

5057 x 3796 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

predictive phase detection and laser autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Electronic image stabilization

-

5-axis gyro EIS
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera video dual video

dual-video record

-
Primary camera video hdr

HDR

HDR
Camera features

1.4 µm pixel size, 1/2.5" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face/smile detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity