Huawei nova vs Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact
Huawei nova Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact
Released · Oct 15, 2016
Released · Oct 01, 2017
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
4.6-inch · 1280x720px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 32GB
3020 mAh
2700 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Aug 31, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
€399 $600

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 9.3 mm
Weight
5.15 oz / 146.0 g 5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver Black, Silver, Pink, Blue

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, 16:9 ratio, 319 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor) 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953 Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 506 Adreno 540
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo)

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
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
4K UHD
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
802.11 b, g, n
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 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, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
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
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
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 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

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 09, 2016
FCC ID value: QISCAN-LX1
Date approved: Aug 24, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-32042D
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: 0.97 W/kg
Body: 0.78 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg
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