Sony Xperia Xa2 Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy A53

Product
Sony Xperia Xa2 Ultra
309 USD
Samsung Galaxy A53
309 USD

Price
309 USD
309 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Sony Mobiles
Samsung Mobile
Model No
Xperia Xa2 Ultra
SM-A536B, SM-A536B/DS, SM-A536U, SM-A536U1, SM-A5360, SM-A536E, SM-A536E/DS, SM-A536V

Launch Date
2018, January 16
2022, April 01

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H3213, H4213, H4233 ,HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - H3223
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38 - H3213, H4213 ,1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 28, 29, 66 - H3223 ,1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 - H4233
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat13 600/150 Mbps
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Dimensions
163 x 80 x 9.5 mm (6.42 x 3.15 x 0.37 in)
8.1 mm thickness, 159.6 x 74.8 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.94 x 0.32 in)
Weight
221 g (7.80 oz)
189 g (6.67 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
Front glass, plastic body, Corning Gorilla Glass, IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Silver, Black, Blue, Gold
Black, White, Blue, Peach

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
6.0 inches, 99.2 cm2 (~76.1% screen-to-body ratio)
6.5 inches (87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density)
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density)

OS
Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Android 12, One UI 4.1
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 508
Mali-G68 MC4

RAM
4GB
8GB
Storage
32GB, 64GB
128GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSD, up to 1TB

Lens 1
23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3", PDAF
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7X", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Lens 3
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Lens 4
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

Lens 1
16 MP, f/2.0, 23mm (wide), 1/2.6", OIS, AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/4"
32 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
Video
1080p@30ps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Capacity
Li-Ion 3580 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 18W
Fast charging 25W

Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (Under-Display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass & Virtual proximity sensing

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
FM radio
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Performance
AnTuTu: 329802 (v8), 379313 (v9) GeekBench: 1891 (v5.1) GFXBench: 19fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker
-26.5 LUFS (Good)
Battery life
Endurance rating 113h