Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Sony Xperia X Compact Specs Comparison

Compare phone and tablet specifications of up to three devices at once.

Display

Size:

4.7 inches
4.6 inches

Resolution:

1280 x 720 pixels, 312 PPI
1280 x 720 pixels, 319 PPI

Technology:

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen-to-body:

67.85 %
69.53 %

Colors:

16 777 216

Features:

Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip:

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956

Processor:

Octa-core, 1600 MHz, ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit
Hexa-core, 1800 MHz, ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit

GPU:

Mali-T830 MP2
Adreno 510

RAM:

2GB LPDDR3
3GB LPDDR3

Internal storage:

16GB, available to use: 9.7 GB
32GB, available to use: 21.2 GB

Storage expansion:

microSDXC up to 256 GB
microSDXC up to 256 GB

Device type:

Smartphone
Smartphone

OS:

Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Capacity:

2350 mAh
2700 mAh

Type:

Not user replaceable
Li - Ion, Not user replaceable

Charging:

Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear:

Single camera
Single camera

Main camera:

13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)
23 MP (CMOS image sensor, Laser and PDAF)

Specifications:

Aperture size: F1.9
Aperture size: F2.0; Focal length: 24 mm; Sensor size: 1/2.3"

Flash:

LED
LED

Video recording:

1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)

Features:

Video calling, Video sharing
Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing

Front:

8 MP
5 MP (Wide Angle)

Video capture:

1920x1080 (Full HD)

Design

Dimensions:

5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches (135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm)
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches (129 x 65 x 9.5 mm)

Weight:

4.87 oz (138.0 g)
4.76 oz (135.0 g)

Materials:

Back: Glass; Frame: Aluminum

Resistance:

Water, Dust; IP68

Biometrics:

Fingerprint (touch)
Fingerprint (touch)

Features:

Touch sensitive control keys

Keys:

Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Left: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Colors:

Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist
Black, Blue, White

Cellular

4G (FDD):

Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)

4G (TDD):

Bands 40(2300)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)

3G:

Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Data Speed:

LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS

SIM type:

Nano SIM
Nano SIM

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:

Wireless screen share
DLNA, Wireless screen share

Radio:

FM

Additional microphone(s):

for Noise cancellation

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth:

4.2
4.2

Wi-Fi:

802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band; Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band; MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct

USB:

Type-C (reversible)
Type-C (reversible)

Features:

Charging, Mass storage device
Mass storage device, Charging

Location:

GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou

Sensors:

Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer

Other:

NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications:

Haptic feedback

Other features:

Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:

Date approved:

Dec 21, 2016
Jan 31, 2017

FCC ID value:

A3LSMA320F
PY7-14784Z

Measured SAR:

Head:

0.45 W/kg
0.66 W/kg

Body:

0.74 W/kg
0.72 W/kg

Simultaneous Transmission:

1.56 W/kg
1.15 W/kg

Wireless Router:

0.94 W/kg
0.97 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced:

Jan 02, 2017
Sep 01, 2016
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