Apple iPhone 7 vs. Sony XPERIA XZ Premium

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Apple iPhone 7 and Sony XPERIA XZ Premium. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Apple iPhone 7 vs. Sony XPERIA XZ Premium Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Apple iPhone 7 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Product Type Smartphone - refurbished Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number A1778 G8141
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 138.3 mm 156 mm Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has greater height than Apple iPhone 7.
Width 67.1 mm 77 mm Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has greater width than Apple iPhone 7.
Depth 7.1 mm 7.9 mm Apple iPhone 7 is narrower than Apple iPhone 7.
Weight 138 g 195 g Apple iPhone 7 is lighter than Apple iPhone 7.
Body Colour Black Luminous chrome | Deepsea black
Body Material 7000 Series aluminium Gorilla glass 5
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof Dustproof, water-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IEC 60529 IP67 IP68, IP65
SAR Value 1.19 W/kg (head), 1.19 W/kg (body) 1.16 W/kg (body), 1.21 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Lightning Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Apple iPhone 7 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology Retina HD display with IPS technology TRILUMINOS
Screen Size (Display Size) 4.7" 5.5" Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 7.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1334 x 750 pixels 3840 x 2160 pixels Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone 7.
Display Format - 4K
Pixel Density 326 ppi -
Max Brightness 625 cd/m² 700 cd/m² Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has better display brightness than Apple iPhone 7.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1400:1 -
Display Enhancement Technology - Super Vivid mode, Dynamic Contrast Enhancement
Display Features Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), Landscape Views 2.5D curved glass
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Apple iPhone 7 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Processor Type (CPU) Apple A10 Fusion Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Processor Number - MSM8998
Clock Speed - 2.45 GHz
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 540
MEMORY Apple iPhone 7 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
RAM - 4 GB
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 7.
User Memory - 49.31 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Apple iPhone 7 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 19 Megapixel Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 7.
Sensor Size - 1/2.3"
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/2.0 Apple iPhone 7 has better lens aperture than Apple iPhone 7.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Apple iPhone 7 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 120 mm
Digital Zoom 5x 8x Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has better digital zoom than Apple iPhone 7.
Special Effects - Creative effect
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode Red-Eye Reduction, Panorama, AR Effect mode, SteadyShot, manual mode, Intelligent Active Mode, Superior Auto mode, low-light shots, Night scene mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Body and face detection Smile shutter Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Quad LED flash LED light
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K), Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Focus Pixels, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging Quick Launch, Object tracking, G lens, Scene recognition, BIONZ image processing engine, Sound Photo, Quick Capture, Stereo Audio Recording, Triple image sensing technology, Predictive Hybrid Autofocus, Predictive Capture, Motion Eye camera, 3x Clear image zoom, Anti-distortion shutter, Movie Creator
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 7 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 7.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.06"
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RS sensor
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has better front lens aperture than Apple iPhone 7.
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, Timer mode SteadyShot, Intelligent Active Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Body and face detection - Apple iPhone 7 has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Retina Flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Exposure control, Auto image stabilisation Self-timer, Hand Shutter
BATTERY AND CHARGING Apple iPhone 7 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) - 3230 mAh
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 240 hours 640 hours Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has longer standby time than Apple iPhone 7.
Talk Time 840 minutes 1480 minutes Sony XPERIA XZ Premium has longer battery life when making calls than Apple iPhone 7.
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 840 min
Standby: up to 240 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 14 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 40 hrs
Talk (GSM): up to 870 min
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1480 min
Standby (GSM): up to 560 hrs
Standby (WCDMA): up to 640 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 610 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 84 hrs
Playback (video): up to 680 min
Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Apple iPhone 7 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System iOS 10 Android 7.1 Nougat
Intelligent Assistant Siri Google Now
Payment Technology Apple Pay -
Navigation A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Apple iPhone 7 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles - HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GAP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, GATT, DID, HOGP, LDAC
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security - WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Apple iPhone 7 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AIFF, PCM, Audible, MP3, Apple Lossless, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, ASF, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, XMF, LPCM, AAC +, eAAC+, MKA, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSDIFF, DSD, LDAC, MXMF, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MP4, ALAC, OPUS, 3GPP, M4V, AAC-ELD, ADTS, 3GPP2, MPEG 2 TS, WAVE
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MOV, M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V MKV, AVI, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, TS, WebM, 3G2, VP8, VP9, H.265, 3GPP, 3GPP2
Sound Enhancements - Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE HX), 3D surround sound (VPT)
FEATURES Apple iPhone 7 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, pedometer, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, Time of Flight (ToF), geomagnetic sensor, RGBC-IR sensor, Significant motion detector
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPlay wireless streaming, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, Apple TV support (2nd, 3rd), MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, Family Sharing feature, QuickType keyboard, Handoff, iCloud Keychain, Spotlight Search, Notification Center, M10 motion coprocessor, HomeKit, Night Shift TTY compatible, DLNA Certified, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), sharing media via DLNA, intelligent typing (SWIFTKEY), intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, Glove mode, Multi Window, X-Reality engine, MIMO technology, Google Voice typing function, Screen mirroring, Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Dynamic normaliser, Digital Noise Cancelling (DNC), Ultra STAMINA Mode, Live Color LED, Hi-Res Audio, Low power audio playback, Smart backlight control, High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), Wi-Fi Passpoint, S-Force Front surround, Alarm Clock, PS4 Remote Play, Noise suppression, Smart cleaner, Qnovo Adaptive Charging, Battery Care, Smart Lock, Smart Stamina, STAMINA Mode, Screen zooming, Sony BRAVIA TV technology, Automatic Headphone Optimisation (AHO), Virtual Phones Technology (VPT), Xperia Actions, Automatic headset compensation
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Apple iPhone 7 Sony XPERIA XZ Premium
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter, Apple EarPods with Lightning Connector Power adapter
Compliant Standards IEC 60529 IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP68, IP65, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% (non-condensing) -
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