Android Advisor - 01.05.2018

76 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 50

REVIEW

places. And dropped the headphone jack. The core

specs are perfectly good but that’s no longer a

differentiator in the smartphone market. Consumers

look for amazing photography and other nifty features,

which are lacking here. The XZ2 Compact makes for a

decent choice with the same core specifications in a

smaller phone at a lower price, but otherwise flagships

such as the Galaxy S9, Apple’s iPhone X and Huawei

P20 are better. Chris Martin

Specifications

• 5.6in (2,160x1,080, 424ppi) IPS LCD capacitive
  display


• Android 8.0 Oreo


• Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 processor


• Octa-core 4x 2.7GHz Kryo 385 Gold and 4x 1.7GHz
  Kryo 385 Silver CPU


• Adreno 630 GPU


• 6GB RAM


• 64GB storage, microSD up to 400GB


• Fingerprint scanner


• 19Mp rear-facing camera: f/2.0, 25mm, 1/2.3in,
  1.22μm, gyro EIS, predictive phase detection and
  laser autofocus, LED flash


• 5Mp front-facing camera: f/2.2, 1/5in, 1080p


• 802.11ac Wi-Fi


• Bluetooth 5.0


• A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO


• Micro-USB 3.1 Type-C


• Non-removable lithium-ion 3,180mAh battery


• 153x72x11.1mm


• 198g