Apple iPhone SE vs Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Specs Comparison

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 9.3 mm
Weight
3.99 oz (113.0 g)	5.04 oz (143.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray	Black, Silver, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
4.0-inch	4.6-inch
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 319 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
60.82 %	69.53 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste	Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 540
Memory
2GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/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)

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	19 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
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	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (960 fps) HDR, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	NFC, 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	aptX-HD
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(700 d)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41	Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
3G
Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	Bands 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A	Date approved: Aug 24, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-32042D
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: 0.97 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499	$ 600

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Aug 31, 2017

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage

Memory	16GB
MSRP	$ 399

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
MSRP	$ 399

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
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 XZ1 Compact Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPhone SE Review	Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Review
User Reviews
Apple iPhone SE User Reviews	Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact User Reviews