Sony Xperia XZs vs Sony Xperia XZ1

Comparing the Sony Xperia XZs vs Sony Xperia XZ1 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia XZ1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Sony Xperia XZs runs at 2.2 GHz, making Sony Xperia XZ1 the better performer.

Display: Both Sony Xperia XZs and Sony Xperia XZ1 offer the same screen size of 5.2 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Sony Xperia XZs and Sony Xperia XZ1 feature a 19 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Sony Xperia XZs and Sony Xperia XZ1 feature a 13 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Sony Xperia XZs offers a higher battery capacity with 2900 mAh, while Sony Xperia XZ1 offers 2700 mAh, making Sony Xperia XZs better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Sony Xperia XZs and Sony Xperia XZ1 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Sony Xperia XZs and Sony Xperia XZ1 equally at 7.

User Rating: Sony Xperia XZs receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Sony Xperia XZ1 has a rating of 4.2.

Sony Xperia XZs

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Sony Xperia XZ1

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Summary

Release Date

11 Apr, 2017

25 Sep, 2017

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 820	Snapdragon 835	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	5.2 inches (13.21 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


19 MP Primary Camera	19 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


13 MP	13 MP	50 MP

Battery


2900 mAh	2700 mAh	6600 mAh
Quick Charging	Quick Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

7.0/10

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7.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Compact and waterproof design
Powerful hardware
Android Nougat
Fast charging support

Sturdy design
Good performer
Front-firing speakers and Hi-res audio support
Android Oreo out-of-the-box

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Battery barely manages to last a day
Heats up
Doesn't match up to the competition
Overpriced

Looks archaic in comparison to other flagships
No dual-cameras on the back
Heating issues

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.3/5

(457 ratings)

4.2/5

(187 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

Apr 11, 2017

(Official)

Sep 25, 2017

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Kryo

Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530

Adreno 540

Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

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

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.75 %

68.84 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

146 mm

148 mm

162.98 mm

Width

72 mm

73 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

7.4 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

161 grams

155 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

19 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0IMX400 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

19 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid Autofocus Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Hybrid Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5000 x 3500 Pixels

N/A

Settings

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

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
HD @960 fps

4k @30 fps

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor RS

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2900 mAh

2700 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

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

15h 10m

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

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

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

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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

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

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)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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