Motorola Moto X4 vs Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Specs Comparison

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8.2
Motorola Moto X4
8.0
Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact
Motorola Moto X4 Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact
Released · Oct 19, 2017
Released · Oct 01, 2017
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
4.6-inch · 1280x720px
Dual camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 32GB
3000 mAh
2700 mAh

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
5.84 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches
148.35 x 73.5 x 7.99 mm
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches
129 x 65 x 9.3 mm
Weight
5.75 oz / 163.0 g 5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue Black, Silver, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body 4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI 1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 319 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor) 5 (Poor)

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
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
3GB/64GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion 2700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
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 (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 4K UHD
8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes 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 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, 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
aptX-HD 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, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

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

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
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