Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Feb 26, 2018

Design

Dimensions
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm	5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches 135 x 65 x 12.1 mm
Weight
4.87 oz / 138.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist	Black, Silver, Pink, Green

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 73.56% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, HDR, 700 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 312 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 483 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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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 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 630
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2350 mAh	2870 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	19 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	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 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, 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, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
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, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 21, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA320F	Date approved: Jul 25, 2018 FCC ID value: PY7-24118Q
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: 0.78 W/kg Body: 0.74 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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