Screen size
Quick verdict
Xperia 10 III leads the measured specs 13-4.
Measured wins
Xperia 10 III
13
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
Xperia Z2
4
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Xperia 10 III
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Xperia Z2
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Xperia 10 III
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Xperia Z2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543
3G bands
Xperia 10 III
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
Xperia Z2
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543
4G bands
Xperia 10 III
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Xperia Z2
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20 - D6503, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 - D6543
5G bands
Xperia 10 III
1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Xperia Z2
-
Speed
Xperia 10 III
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Xperia Z2
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Announced
Xperia 10 III
2021, April 14
Xperia Z2
2014, February. Released 2014, April
Status
Xperia 10 III
Available. Released 2021, June 11
Xperia Z2
Discontinued
Dimensions
Xperia 10 III
154 x 68 x 8.3 mm (6.06 x 2.68 x 0.33 in)
Xperia Z2
146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm (5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight
Xperia 10 III
169 g (5.96 oz)
Xperia Z2
163 g (5.75 oz)
Build
Xperia 10 III
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), plastic frame
Xperia Z2
Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM
Xperia 10 III
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Xperia Z2
Micro-SIM
Other
Xperia 10 III
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Xperia Z2
IP58 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Type
Xperia 10 III
OLED, 1B colors, HDR
Xperia Z2
IPS LCD
Size
Xperia 10 III
6.0 inches, 84.1 cm2 (~80.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Xperia Z2
5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~69.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Xperia 10 III
1080 x 2520 pixels, 21:9 ratio (~457 ppi density)
Xperia Z2
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection
Xperia 10 III
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Xperia Z2
Shatter proof glass
Other
Xperia 10 III
Triluminos display
Xperia Z2
Triluminos display X-Reality Engine
OS
Xperia 10 III
Android 11, upgradable to Android 13
Xperia Z2
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
Xperia 10 III
Qualcomm SM6350 Snapdragon 690 5G (8 nm)
Xperia Z2
Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU
Xperia 10 III
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Kryo 560 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 560 Silver)
Xperia Z2
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
GPU
Xperia 10 III
Adreno 619
Xperia Z2
Adreno 330
Card slot
Xperia 10 III
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Xperia Z2
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Xperia 10 III
128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM
Xperia Z2
16GB 3GB RAM
Other
Xperia 10 III
UFS
Xperia Z2
eMMC 5.0
Triple
Xperia 10 III
12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, 54mm (telephoto), 1/4.0", PDAF, 2x optical zoom 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0"
Xperia Z2
-
Features
Xperia 10 III
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Xperia Z2
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Xperia 10 III
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Xperia Z2
4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Single
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia Z2
20.7 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", 1.12µm, AF
Single
Xperia 10 III
8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4.0"
Xperia Z2
2.2 MP
Features
Xperia 10 III
HDR
Xperia Z2
-
Video
Xperia 10 III
1080p@30fps
Xperia Z2
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia Z2
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia Z2
Yes
Other
Xperia 10 III
24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio
Xperia Z2
-
WLAN
Xperia 10 III
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Xperia Z2
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
Xperia 10 III
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Xperia Z2
4.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning
Xperia 10 III
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Xperia Z2
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Xperia 10 III
Yes
Xperia Z2
Yes
Radio
Xperia 10 III
FM radio (region dependent)
Xperia Z2
FM radio, RDS
USB
Xperia 10 III
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port
Xperia Z2
microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG, magnetic connector
Sensors
Xperia 10 III
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Xperia Z2
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia Z2
ANT+
Type
Xperia 10 III
Li-Po 4500 mAh
Xperia Z2
Li-Ion 3200 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Xperia 10 III
21W wired (unofficial rating), PD, QC
Xperia Z2
18W wired, QC2 (Japan)
Stand-by
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia Z2
Up to 690 h (2G) / Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk time
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia Z2
Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G)
Music play
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia Z2
Up to 120 h
Colors
Xperia 10 III
Black, White, Blue, Pink
Xperia Z2
Black, White, Purple
Models
Xperia 10 III
SO-52B, SOG04, XQ-BT52, A102SO
Xperia Z2
D6503, D6502, SO-03F, Xperia Z2
Price
Xperia 10 III
About 300 EUR
Xperia Z2
About 260 EUR
SAR
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia Z2
1.34 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Xperia 10 III
-
Xperia Z2
0.38 W/kg (head)