Asus ZenFone 4 vs Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 17, 2017	Aug 31, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$399	$600

Design

Dimensions
6.12 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches 155.4 x 75.2 x 7.5 mm	5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches 129 x 65 x 9.3 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Green, White	Black, Silver, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.47% screen-to-body	4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body
Type
Super IPS+ LCD, 600 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 319 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 508	Adreno 540
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	2700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	19 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
8 MP Focal Length: 12 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Object tracking, 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
8 MP (Wide Angle)	8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, microUSB	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 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	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 04, 2017 FCC ID value: MSQZ01KD	Date approved: Aug 24, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-32042D
Measured SAR
Head: 0.18 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.38 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg	Head: 0.97 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	40
3G Bands	5, 8, 1

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