Xiaomi MI A1 vs. Sony XPERIA XA2

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Xiaomi MI A1 and Sony XPERIA XA2. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Xiaomi MI A1 vs. Sony XPERIA XA2 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Xiaomi MI A1 Sony XPERIA XA2
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - H3113
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 155.4 mm 142 mm Xiaomi MI A1 has greater height than Sony XPERIA XA2.
Width 75.8 mm 70 mm Xiaomi MI A1 has greater width than Sony XPERIA XA2.
Depth 7.3 mm 9.7 mm Xiaomi MI A1 is narrower than Xiaomi MI A1.
Weight 165 g 171 g Xiaomi MI A1 is lighter than Xiaomi MI A1.
Body Colour Black Silver | Pink | Black
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.76 W/kg (body), 1.75 W/kg (head) 1.43 W/kg (body), 1.07 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Xiaomi MI A1 Sony XPERIA XA2
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology LTPS IPS TFT
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.2" Xiaomi MI A1 has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA XA2.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format Full HD Full HD
Pixel Density 403 ppi 424 ppi Sony XPERIA XA2 has better pixel density than Xiaomi MI A1.
Max Brightness 450 cd/m² 500 cd/m² Sony XPERIA XA2 has better display brightness than Xiaomi MI A1.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features 2.5D curved glass 2.5D curved glass, Image Enhance Technology
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Xiaomi MI A1 Sony XPERIA XA2
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 Qualcomm Snapdragon 630
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.2 GHz Sony XPERIA XA2 has higher clock speed than Xiaomi MI A1.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Sony XPERIA XA2 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 506 Qualcomm ADRENO 508
MEMORY Xiaomi MI A1 Sony XPERIA XA2
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 3 GB Xiaomi MI A1 has more RAM than Sony XPERIA XA2.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 32 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
User Memory - 24 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Xiaomi MI A1 Sony XPERIA XA2
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 23 Megapixel Sony XPERIA XA2 has better camera resolution than Xiaomi MI A1.
Sensor Size - 1/2.3"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS sensor
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.0 Sony XPERIA XA2 has better lens aperture than Xiaomi MI A1.
Lens Construction 5-element -
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) - 120 mm
Optical Zoom 2x 5x Sony XPERIA XA2 has better optical zoom than Xiaomi MI A1.
Digital Zoom 10x -
Special Effects HDR, Beautify 3.0 -
Camera Modes Panorama, Continuous shot, low-light shots Slow motion video, SteadyShot, low-light shots
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Xiaomi MI A1 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K), 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), geotagging, Two-tone flash Quick Launch, Quick Capture, Hybrid Auto focus, Touch Capture, Stereo Audio Recording, geotagging, 5x Clear Image Zoom
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.6 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Sony XPERIA XA2 has better front camera resolution than Xiaomi MI A1.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/4"
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor R sensor
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.4
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Camera Modes (Front) Beautify with 36 smart beauty profiles SteadyShot
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Xiaomi MI A1 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Self-timer Self-timer
BATTERY AND CHARGING Xiaomi MI A1 Sony XPERIA XA2
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3080 mAh 3300 mAh Sony XPERIA XA2 has larger battery capacity than Xiaomi MI A1.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Sony XPERIA XA2 has fast charging technology.
Standby Time - 863 hours
Talk Time - 2340 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (GSM): up to 2340 min
Standby (GSM): up to 863 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1740 min
Standby (3G): up to 991 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 1185 hrs
Playback (MP3 (via headset)): up to 124 hrs
Playback (Full HD video (H.264)): up to 22 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Xiaomi MI A1 Sony XPERIA XA2
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Google Android Android 8.0 Oreo
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Xiaomi MI A1 Sony XPERIA XA2
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Profiles HID HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GAP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, AVCTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, RFCOMM, GATT, HOGP, AVDP
NFC - Yes Sony XPERIA XA2 has 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 Xiaomi MI A1 Sony XPERIA XA2
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, AMR-WB, AMR-NB WAV, AAC, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, Ogg Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, MPEG1 Layer3, apt-X, OTA, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, 3GPP, apt-X HD, SMF
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, XviD, MPEG-4, M4V MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM, VP8, VP9, 3GPP, H.264 MP, H.264 HP, H.265 Main
Sound Enhancements Dirac HD Sound Clear Audio+, Surround sound (VPT)
FEATURES Xiaomi MI A1 Sony XPERIA XA2
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, pedometer, digital compass, magnetometer, motion sensor, geomagnetic sensor, Significant motion detector
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Noise suppression by Fortemedia TTY compatible, Text-to-Speech (text recognition), intelligent typing (SWIFTKEY), intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, Screen mirroring, Wi-Fi Passpoint, Alarm Clock, handwriting recognition, Noise suppression, Qnovo Adaptive Charging, Battery Care, Smart Stamina, STAMINA Mode
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Xiaomi MI A1 Sony XPERIA XA2
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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