Sony Xperia 10 II vs Sony Xperia S: Which is better?

Screen size

Xperia 10 II6.0"+28%

Xperia S4.3"

Technology

Xperia 10 II

GSM / HSPA / LTE

Xperia S

GSM / HSPA

2G bands

Xperia 10 II

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Xperia S

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Xperia 10 II

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100

Xperia S

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26i

4G bands

Xperia 10 II

1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41

Resolution

Xperia 10 II1080 × 2520 px+66%

Xperia S720 × 1280 px

Refresh rate

Xperia 10 II—

Xperia S—

Peak brightness

Xperia 10 II—

Xperia S—

Pixel density

Xperia 10 II457 ppi+25%

Xperia S342 ppi

CPU speed

Xperia 10 IIOcta-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)+25%

Xperia SDual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion

RAM

Xperia 10 II4.0 GB+75%

Xperia S1.0 GB

Storage

Xperia 10 II64 GB+50%

Xperia S32 GB

Main camera

equal specs

Xperia 10 II12.0 MP

Xperia S12.0 MP

Front camera

Xperia 10 II8.0 MP+84%

Xperia S1.3 MP

Battery

Xperia 10 II3,600 mAh+51%

Xperia S1,750 mAh

Wired charging

Xperia 10 II18 W

Xperia S—

Weight

Xperia 10 II151 g

Xperia S144 g+4.9%

Thickness

Xperia 10 II8.2 mm+29%

Xperia S10.6 mm

IP rating

Xperia 10 IIIP68/IP65

Xperia S—

Wi‑Fi

Xperia 10 IIWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Xperia SWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot

Bluetooth

Xperia 10 II5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD+58%

Xperia S2.1, A2DP, EDR

USB

equal specs

Xperia 10 IIUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Xperia SmicroUSB 2.0, OTG

5G support

equal specs

Xperia 10 IINo

Xperia SNo

NFC

equal specs

Xperia 10 IIYes

Xperia SYes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Xperia 10 IIYes

Xperia SYes

SD card

Xperia 10 IIYes+100%

Xperia SNo

Stereo speakers

Xperia 10 II—

Xperia S—

Speed

Xperia 10 II

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat11 600/75 Mbps

Xperia S

HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps

Announced

Xperia 10 II

2020, February 24

Xperia S

2012, January. Released 2012, February

Status

Xperia 10 II

Available. Released 2020, May 05

Xperia S

Discontinued

Dimensions

Xperia 10 II

157 x 69 x 8.2 mm (6.18 x 2.72 x 0.32 in)

Xperia S

128 x 64 x 10.6 mm (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)

Weight

Xperia 10 II

151 g (5.33 oz)

Xperia S

144 g (5.08 oz)

Build

Xperia 10 II

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic frame

Xperia S

SIM

Xperia 10 II

· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Xperia S

Micro-SIM

Other

Xperia 10 II

IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Xperia S

Type

Xperia 10 II

OLED

Xperia S

LED-backlit LCD,

Size

Xperia 10 II

6.0 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~77.6% screen-to-body ratio)

Xperia S

4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~62.2% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Xperia 10 II

1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)

Xperia S

720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density)

Protection

Xperia 10 II

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Xperia S

Scratch-resistant glass

Xperia 10 II

Android 10, upgradable to Android 12

Xperia S

Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Chipset

Xperia 10 II

Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)

Xperia S

Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3

CPU

Xperia 10 II

Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)

Xperia S

Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion

GPU

Xperia 10 II

Adreno 610

Xperia S

Adreno 220

Card slot

Xperia 10 II

microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Xperia S

Internal

Xperia 10 II

64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM

Xperia S

32GB 1GB RAM

Triple

Xperia 10 II

12 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0"

Xperia S

Features

Xperia 10 II

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Xperia S

LED flash, panorama

Video

Xperia 10 II

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Xperia S

1080p@30fps

Single

Xperia 10 II

Xperia S

12 MP, AF

Single

Xperia 10 II

8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0"

Xperia S

1.3 MP

Features

Xperia 10 II

HDR

Xperia S

Video

Xperia 10 II

1080p@30fps

Xperia S

720p@30fps

Loudspeaker

Xperia 10 II

Yes

Xperia S

Yes

3.5mm jack

Xperia 10 II

Yes

Xperia S

Yes

Other

Xperia 10 II

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio

Xperia S

WLAN

Xperia 10 II

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Xperia S

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot

Bluetooth

Xperia 10 II

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Xperia S

2.1, A2DP, EDR

Positioning

Xperia 10 II

GPS, GLONASS

Xperia S

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

NFC

Xperia 10 II

Yes

Xperia S

Yes

Radio

Xperia 10 II

Xperia S

Stereo FM radio, RDS

USB

Xperia 10 II

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Xperia S

microUSB 2.0, OTG

Sensors

Xperia 10 II

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Xperia S

Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Other

Xperia 10 II

Xperia S

ANT+ TV launcher HDMI port MP4/H.264/WMV player MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player TrackID music recognition Document viewer Voice memo/dial/commands Predictive text input

Type

Xperia 10 II

Li-Po 3600 mAh

Xperia S

Non-removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh battery

Charging

Xperia 10 II

18W wired, PD, QC3

Xperia S

Stand-by

Xperia 10 II

Xperia S

Up to 450 h (2G) / Up to 420 h (3G)

Talk time

Xperia 10 II

Xperia S

Up to 7 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)

Music play

Xperia 10 II

Xperia S

Up to 25 h

Colors

Xperia 10 II

Black, White, Mint Green, Berry Blue

Xperia S

White, Black, Silver

Models

Xperia 10 II

XQ-AU51, XQ-AU52, SO-41A

Xperia S

LT26i

Price

Xperia 10 II

About 700 EUR

Xperia S

About 230 EUR

SAR

Xperia 10 II

Xperia S

1.31 W/kg (head) 0.60 W/kg (body)

SAR EU

Xperia 10 II

Xperia S

1.30 W/kg (head)

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