Sony Xperia XA Dual vs Honor 8

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Comparing the Sony Xperia XA Dual vs Honor 8 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 8 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Sony Xperia XA Dual runs at 2.0 GHz, making Honor 8 the better performer.


Display: Honor 8 offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Sony Xperia XA Dual offers 5 inches, making Honor 8 the larger display of the two. Both Sony Xperia XA Dual and Honor 8 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia XA Dual offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Honor 8 offers 12 MP, making Sony Xperia XA Dual better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Sony Xperia XA Dual and Honor 8 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Honor 8 offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Sony Xperia XA Dual offers 2300 mAh, making Honor 8 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor 8 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Sony Xperia XA Dual offers 16 GB, making Honor 8 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Honor 8 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Sony Xperia XA Dual has a rating of 3.7.

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Summary

Release Date

24 Jun, 2016
12 Oct, 2016
12 Mar, 2026

Performance

MediaTek MT6755
HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
2 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
Super HD (2772 x 1272)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP
32 MP

Battery

2300 mAh
3000 mAh
7000 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
68W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
32 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Gorgeous design
  • Good cameras
  • Day-long battery life
  • Smart Key implementation is useful
  • Long-lasting battery life
  • Slim and lightweight design
  • Reliable cameras
  • Dependable performance

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • No VoLTE support
  • No dual-SIM
  • Fast charger not included
  • Expensive
  • Warms up quickly during gaming
  • Macro photography could be improved

User Ratings

3.7/5
(4,916 ratings)
4.3/5
(3,917 ratings)
4.4/5
(18,954 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
1,149,292
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
17h 34m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jun 24, 2016
(Official)
Oct 12, 2016
(Official)
Mar 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Years

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
EMUI
Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6755
HiSilicon Kirin 950
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
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Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T860 MP2
Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno 810

RAM

2 GB
4 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
1,149,292

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
18.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
1,197

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
19.0 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1600 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
1500 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9
20:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi
424 ppi
449 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.68 %
71.99 %
92.05 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Scratch-resistant glass Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.2 %

Design

Height

143.6 mm
145.5 mm
162.76 mm

Width

66.8 mm
71.0 mm
75.60 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.4 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

137.4 grams
153 grams
193 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A
Back: Fiber Fabric

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01/3" sensor size Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 1µm pixel size
N/A
12 MP
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Laser Autofocus
Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Face detection

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size Exmor-R CMOS
8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
No
N/A

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2300 mAh
3000 mAh
7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)
Up to 17.5 Hours(3G) / Up to 21 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 68W Turbo Power Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
17h 34m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
49m

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB / 64 GB
128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.45 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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