Essential Phone vs Sony Xperia 1 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2017	Feb 25, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$700	$950

Design

Dimensions
5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm	6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 167 x 72 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g	6.28 oz / 178.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue, White	Black, Gray, Purple, White

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 84.85% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 82.22% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	P-OLED, HDR, 400 nits
Resolution
2560x1312px, 504 PPI	3840x1644px, 21:9 ratio, 643 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 280	Octa-core Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3040 mAh, Li - Ion	3330 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery	USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	12 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (24 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP Video capture: 4K UHD	8 MP (OIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, 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	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	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	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Pro Cat 19 (1600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg

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