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Sony Xperia X Compact v Xperia Z5 Compact vs Xperia Z3 Compact: specs comparison

By Peter Kostadinov

Updated: Sep 01, 2016, 7:52 AM

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Sony Xperia X Compact v Xperia Z5 Compact vs Xperia Z3 Compact: specs comparison

Sony is once again trying to retake the compact market segment with its brand new Xperia X Compact, though we are not that sure how this will play out for Sony.

See, previously Sony released such sub-5.0" phones alongside their main flagships, but those boasted mostly the same hardware specs as their larger peers, making them potent alternatives for people who like smaller-sized phone more. Like the Xperia Z1 Compact and Z3 Compact, for example. The Z5 Compact also employed the same formula, but it had a few issues that really pulled it back.

So, is the new X Compact a worthy successor to Sony's compact previous devices or not? We are about to find that by comparing it with the Z5 Compact and the excellent albeit dated Xperia Z3 Compact.

Design

Dimensions

5.00 x 2.56 x 0.34 inches
127 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm

5.00 x 2.56 x 0.35 inches
127 x 65 x 8.9 mm

5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches
129 x 65 x 9.5 mm

Weight

4.55 oz (129.0 g)

4.87 oz (138.0 g)

4.76 oz (135.0 g)

Materials

Back: Glass
Frame: Plastic

Resistance

Water, Dust; IP68

Biometrics

Fingerprint (touch)

Display

Size

4.6-inch

Technology

IPS LCD

Screen-to-body

70.64 %

69.53 %

Features

Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956

Processor

Quad-core
2500 MHz
Krait 400

Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
64-bit

Hexa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
64-bit

GPU

Adreno 330

Adreno 430

Adreno 510

RAM

2GB (LPDDR3)

2GB (LPDDR4)

3GB (LPDDR3)

Internal storage

16GB

32GB

Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop, 4.4)

Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)

Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Capacity

2600 mAh

2700 mAh

Charging

Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Talk time

12.00 hours

11.50 hours

11.00 hours

Stand-by time

36.7 days (880 hours)

21.7 days (520 hours)

29.6 days (710 hours)

Talk time (3G)

14.00 hours

14.80 hours

14.10 hours

Stand-by time (3G)

38.3 days (920 hours)

21.7 days (520 hours)

31.2 days (750 hours)

Stand-by time (4G)

33.3 days (800 hours)

20.4 days (490 hours)

27.9 days (670 hours)

Music playback

110.00 hours

77.00 hours

65.00 hours

Video playback

10.00 hours

8.33 hours

10.80 hours

Camera

Rear

Single camera

Main camera

20.7 MP (Features: Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)

23 MP (Features: PDAF)

23 MP (Features: CMOS image sensor, Laser and PDAF)

Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm

Sensor size: 1/2.3"

Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"

Video recording

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)

3840x2160 (4K UHD)

1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)

Recording format

MPEG4, H.263, H.264, H.265

HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling

Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing

Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing

Front

2.2 MP

5 MP

Video capture

1920x1080 (Full HD)

See the full Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs Sony Xperia Z5 Compact vs Sony Xperia X Compact specs comparison or compare them to other phones using our Phone Comparison Tool.

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