Huawei nova vs Sony Xperia X Compact Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Sep 01, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
€399

Design

Dimensions
5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 inches 141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm	5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches 129 x 65 x 9.5 mm
Weight
5.15 oz / 146.0 g	4.76 oz / 135.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.64% screen-to-body	4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	1280x720px, 319 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
	Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Snapdragon 650 8956
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 510
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
3020 mAh, Li - Polymer	2700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	23 MP (CMOS image sensor, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (60 fps) Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	5 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback	Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2016 FCC ID value: QISCAN-LX1	Date approved: Jan 31, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-14784Z
Measured SAR
Head: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.43 W/kg	Head: 0.66 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.15 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.97 W/kg

Alternative variants

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