Sony Xperia Z2a vs Sony Xperia XZ
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP55, IP58 | IP65, IP68 |
| Dimensions | 137.00 x 72.00 x 10.80 mm | 146.00 x 72.00 x 8.10 mm |
| Weight | 172.00 g | 161.00 g |
| Display size | 5.00" | 5.20" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (5.00") 441 ppi | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 1080 x 1920 px (5.20") 424 ppi |
| Display protection |   | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) |  | 2G: 700 min. (11.7 h) 3G: 1050 min. (17.5 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | | 2G: 600 h. (25.0 days) 3G: 610 h. (25.4 days) 4G: 590 h. (24.6 days) |
| Playback time (max.) | nd | Audio: 78 h (3.3 days) Video: 11 h (0.5 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 3000 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 2900 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | Quick Charge 3.0 |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| End-user memory | 12 GB | 20 GB |
| RAM memory | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 256 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 4.4 Kitkat | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974AB | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 8996 |
| Processor clock | 2300 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 330 @578 MHz | Adreno 530 @650-736 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | SingleSIM(microSIM) | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| Announced | 3Q 2014 | 3Q 2016 |
| Other names | SOL25 | F8331 |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 1900 2100 | 850 900 1700 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 1800, 900, 700 | FDD LTE: 2600, 2100, 1900, 1800, 1700, 900, 850, 800, 700 TDD LTE: 2600, 2500, 2300, 1900 |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo sensor model | Sony IMX220 | Sony Exmor RS |
| Photo matrix | 20.7 Mpx | 23 Mpx |
| Resolution | 5248x3936 px | |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Digital zoom | 8x | 8x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 3840x2160 px | 3840x2160 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | MPEG4, H.263, H.264, H.265, Xvid, VP8, VP9 |
| Additional | AF, EIS | AF, Laser AF, f/2.0 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo sensor model | Sony IMX132 | Sony Exmor RS |
| Photo matrix | 2.2 Mpx | 13 Mpx |
| Resolution | 1600x1200 px | 4128x3096 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | | 1920x1280 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 | MPEG4, H.263, H.264, H.265, Xvid, VP8, VP9 |
| Additional | FF | AF, f/2.0 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 42.00 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | - |
| LTE UP | | 51.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | class 12 | |
| EDGE | class 12 | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 LE | v4.2 |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 Type-C |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | vv1.0 + SMIL | |
| Dictionary | XT9 | XT9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | z RDS | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | 2 | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF | AAC, ALAC, AMR, DSD, FLAC, MIDI, OGG, WMA |
| Polyphony | 64 voices | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | Dalvik | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |