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

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Sep 01, 2016

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

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body	4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 312 PPI	1280x720px, 319 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
	Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 650 8956
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 510
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
2350 mAh	2700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	23 MP (CMOS image sensor, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) 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
4.2	4.2
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, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
40	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), 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

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 21, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA320F	Date approved: Jan 31, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-14784Z
Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 0.74 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.94 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

Dual SIM	Yes

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