Lower mid-range · 2018

Sony Xperia XZ2

Name: Sony Xperia XZ2
Brand: Sony

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A17 4G

A dependable lower mid-ranger with water resistance — but a smaller battery and 64GB storage show its age.

Strength IP65 water resistance

Watch out Smaller battery (3180mAh), 64GB storage

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.7″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

Snapdragon 845 4 / 64 GB

3180 mAh

19 MP 5 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

What stands out

960 fps slow motion for action clips

Display

5.7″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2160 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

5.7"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2160 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.7 GHz · Adreno 630

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

453,018

v10

GeekBench

2,060

Graphics test

GFXBench 33 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.7 GHz

GPU

Adreno 630

Process

10 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4 RAM

CPU layout

4x Kryo 385 2.8 GHz + 4x Kryo 385 1.8 GHz

Camera

19 MP f/2.0 main · 5 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

19 MP f/2.0

Front camera

5 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Sony IMX400 Exmor RS, 1/2.3", 1.22µm

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3180 mAh

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3180 mAh

Lab endurance

88:00h

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

198 g · 11.1 mm · IP65

Built to last

Height

153.0 mm

Width

72.0 mm

Thickness

11.1 mm

Weight

198 g

IP rating

IP65

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone XS

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

20% larger battery capacity

3,180 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 2160 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution

Lower benchmark score

453k vs 691k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Heavier in hand

198 g vs 177 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Loses on most 3 losses

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2160 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Heavier in hand

198 g vs 163 g

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