Asus ZenFone 3 vs Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.01x3.05x0.30 inches 152.59 x 77.38 x 7.69 mm	5.08x2.56x0.37 inches 129 x 65 x 9.3 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g)	5.04 oz (143.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys, Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White	Black, Silver, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch	4.6-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 319 PPI
Technology
Super IPS+ LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
70.52 %	69.53 %
Colors
16 777 216
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 540
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	32GB, available to use: 22.75 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), ASUS Zen UI	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	2700 mAh
Type
Not user replaceable	Li - Ion, Not user replaceable
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	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
Yes Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) HDR, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, HDR)	8 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
Wi-Fi
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C (reversible), USB 3.0, Features: Mass storage device, Charging	Type-C (reversible), USB 2.0, Features: Mass storage device, Charging
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)	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), 25(1900+), 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+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, Micro SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Aug 24, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-32042D
Measured SAR
	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
	$ 600

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2016	Aug 31, 2017

Links

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