Apple iPhone SE vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Specs Comparison

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8.8
Apple iPhone SE
7.5
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact
Apple iPhone SE Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Apr 05, 2018
4.0-inch · 1136x640px
5.0-inch · 2160x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
1624 mAh
2870 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches
135 x 65 x 12.1 mm
Weight
3.99 oz (113.0 g) 5.93 oz (168.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray Black, Silver, Pink, Green

Display

Size
4.0-inch 5.0-inch
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI 2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 483 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
60.82 % 73.56 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit) 700 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
1840 MHz
Twiste
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 Adreno 630
RAM
2GB 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB 64GB, available to use: 48 GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
1624 mAh 2870 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery

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, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (960 fps), 1280x720 (HD)
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD) 5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

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 3.1
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, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
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, UMTS
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: Jul 25, 2018
FCC ID value: PY7-24118Q
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: 0.78 W/kg
Body: 0.74 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499
In The Box
Charger, USB-C cable, USB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter and Manaul

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016 Feb 26, 2018

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
Internal storage 16GB
MSRP $ 399
Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
with 32 GB storage
Internal storage 32GB
MSRP $ 399
with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 499
for Europe
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
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