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Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact

LG Nexus 5

Network
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
		CDMA 800 / 1900 - North American version
3G Network	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - North American version
		HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66	1, 2, 4, 5, 17, 19, 25, 26, 41 - North America
		1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat15 800/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch
Announced	2018, February	2013, October. Released 2013, November
Status	Available. Released 2018, April	Discontinued

Body
Dimensions	135 x 65 x 12.1 mm (5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 in)	137.9 x 69.2 x 8.6 mm (5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
Weight	168 g (5.93 oz)	130 g (4.59 oz)
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back, aluminum frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Micro-SIM
	IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Display
Type	IPS LCD, HDR BT.2020	True HD IPS+
Size	5.0 inches, 64.5 cm2 (~73.5% screen-to-body ratio)	4.95 inches, 67.5 cm2 (~70.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~483 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~445 ppi density)
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
	Triluminos display X-Reality Engine

Platform
OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10	Android 4.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
GPU	Adreno 630	Adreno 330

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only	No
Internal	64GB 4GB RAM	16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM
	UFS 2.1	eMMC 4.5

Main Camera
Modules	19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.22µm, predictive PDAF, Laser AF	8 MP, f/2.4, 30mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF, OIS
Features	LED flash, panorama, HDR	LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps	1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera
Modules	5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/5.0"	1.3 MP, f/2.4, 1/6", 1.9µm
Video	1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)

Sound
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes
3.5mm jack	No	Yes
	24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE	4.0, A2DP
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	GPS, GLONASS
NFC	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 3.1, OTG	microUSB 2.0 (SlimPort), OTG

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

Battery
Type	Li-Ion 2870 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 2300 mAh, non-removable
Charging	18W wired, QC3	Wireless (Qi)
Stand-by		Up to 300 h (3G)
Talk time		Up to 17 h (3G)

Misc
Colors	Black, White Silver, Moss Green, Coral Pink	Black, White, Red
SAR		0.92 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)
SAR EU		0.49 W/kg (head)     0.48 W/kg (body)
Models	H8324, H8314, SO-05K	Nexus 5, D820, D821
Price	About 430 EUR	About 260 EUR

Tests
Performance	AnTuTu: 265326 (v7), 308651 (v8) GeekBench: 8487 (v4.4), 2174 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	Basemark OS II 2.0: 1016 Basemark X: 11638
Display	Contrast ratio: 1315:1 (nominal), 3.765 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 967:1 (nominal) / 2.228:1 (sunlight)
Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker	Voice 66dB / Noise 73dB / Ring 83dB	Voice 65dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 65dB
Audio quality	Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB	Noise -93.3dB / Crosstalk -94.3dB
Battery (old)	Endurance rating 88h	Endurance rating 38h