Apple iPhone SE vs Sony Xperia X Compact Specs Comparison

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8.8	6.8
Apple iPhone SE	Sony Xperia X Compact
Released · Mar 31, 2016	Released · Sep 08, 2016
4.0-inch · 1136x640px	4.6-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera	Single camera
2GB · 128GB	3GB · 32GB
1624 mAh	2700 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Sep 01, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$499

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm	5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches 129 x 65 x 9.5 mm
Weight
3.99 oz / 113.0 g	4.76 oz / 135.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Left: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray	Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
4.0-inch, 60.82% screen-to-body	4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	1280x720px, 319 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Oleophobic coating	Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898	Snapdragon 650 8956
Processor
Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste	Hexa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 510
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/16GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/64GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
1624 mAh, Li - Ion	2700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	23 MP (CMOS image sensor, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (60 fps) Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	5 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A	Date approved: Jan 31, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-14784Z
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg	Head: 0.66 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.15 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.97 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage


Memory	16GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 32 GB storage


Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$399

with 64 GB storage


Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$499

for Europe


4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone SE Specs	Sony Xperia X Compact Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPhone SE Review	Sony Xperia X Compact Review
User Reviews
Apple iPhone SE User Reviews