Sony Xperia XA Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi Max 2

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Comparing the Sony Xperia XA Ultra vs Xiaomi Mi Max 2 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Xperia XA Ultra and Xiaomi Mi Max 2 run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Sony Xperia XA Ultra offers 6 inches, making Xiaomi Mi Max 2 the larger display of the two. Both Sony Xperia XA Ultra and Xiaomi Mi Max 2 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia XA Ultra offers a higher rear camera resolution with 21.5 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers 12 MP, making Sony Xperia XA Ultra better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Sony Xperia XA Ultra offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia XA Ultra better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 5300 mAh, while Sony Xperia XA Ultra offers 2700 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi Max 2 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Sony Xperia XA Ultra offers 16 GB, making Xiaomi Mi Max 2 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

N/A
27 Jul, 2017
14 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek MT6755
Snapdragon 625
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

21.5 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

2700 mAh
5300 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
Quick Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
64 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Excellent battery life
  • Capable cameras
  • Good performer
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Ugly black bezel around the display
  • Low-light camera performance could be better
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(49,325 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jul 27, 2017
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
MIUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek MT6755
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T860 MP2
Adreno 506
Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB
4 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

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
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 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
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

367 ppi
344 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.95 %
72.95 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

164.2 mm
174.1 mm
162.98 mm

Width

79.4 mm
88.7 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
7.6 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

190 grams
211 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Aluminium
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

21.5 MP
Primary CameraExmor-RS CMOS Sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/2.9" sensor size IMX386 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
No
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

5352 x 4016 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)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Wide Angle Selfie
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

2700 mAh
5300 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless 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
15h 10m

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

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

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

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 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
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) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.39 W/kg Body: 1.31 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 MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

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

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote
N/A

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