Are you ready for the battle between two hottest handsets of this week: Nokia 7 Plus vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact! One of these smartphones arrives with the Dual camera, 3800mAh battery! Read on to find out the winner now!
Nokia 7 Plus vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact specs
Out of the two, Nokia 7 Plus is HMD’ Global first ever handset to sport an 18:9 ratio display. Meanwhile, Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is the smaller variant of the famous Sony Xperia XZ2 to arrive on the market this month. Firstly, Nokia 7 Plus specs offer a 6-inch IPS LCD with a resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and Corning Gorilla Glass 3. Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact specs include a 5-inch IPS LCD (1080 x 2160 pixels) with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and various features. We will give Sony the first point for advanced display!
Under the hood, Nokia 7 Plus gets power from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor. Besides, Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact runs on the Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 chipset. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact wins another point with the more powerful core. As for the storage, both Nokia 7 Plus and Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact arrive with 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM (expandable up to 256GB via a microSD card). There is not much difference between these two handsets in this round.
How about the photography? Nokia 7 Plus camera packs a dual 12MP (f/1.75, 1.4 µm) + 13MP (f/2.6, 1.0 µm) rear sensor and a 16MP (f/2.0, 1.0 µm) front-facing shooter. On the contrary, Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact camera includes 19 MP (f/2.0, 25mm, 1/2.3″, 1.22 µm) primary snapper. There is also a 5MP (f/2.2, 23mm, 1/5″) secondary cam. The Nokia phone wins back a point with a better camera setup! In term of the operating system, Nokia 7 Plus and Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact run on the latest Android 8.0 Oreo. Lastly, the Nokia phone comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 3800 mAh battery. Besides, the Sony handset rocks a non-removable Li-Ion 2870 mAh battery. The Nokia phone wins the final round with greater capacity.
Nokia 7 Plus vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact release date and price
Both Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact and Nokia 7 Plus release date falls in April 2018. As for the price, Nokia 7 Plus price is $490 ~ Rs. 32000. Meanwhile, Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact price is $730 ~ Rs. 48000. With a lower price tag but better camera setup and battery, it seems like the Nokia 7 Plus is a greater choice out of the two!