Sony Xperia X Compact vs Apple iPhone 16 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Sep 09, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	$799 | €949

Design

Dimensions
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches 129 x 65 x 9.5 mm	5.81 x 2.82 x 0.31 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm (~11.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
4.76 oz (135.0 g)	6.00 oz (170.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Left: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black, Blue, White	Black, White, Pink, Teal, Ultramarine

Display

Size
4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 86.38% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 319 PPI	2556x1179px, 19.5:9 ratio, 461 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Ceramic Shield
Features
Oleophobic coating	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 650 8956	Apple A18 (3 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2x4.04GHz 4x2.20G​Hz
GPU
Adreno 510	Apple 5-core GPU
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (NVMe) 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (18.x)

Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion	3561 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 21min

Browsing

16h 48min

Video

7h 30min

Gaming

9h 52min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
23 MP (CMOS image sensor, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX904 Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX633 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps) Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

149

Overall

154

Photo

143

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 31, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-14784Z	Date approved: Sep 09, 2024 FCC ID value: BCG-E8688A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.66 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.15 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.97 W/kg	Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1199

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Sony Xperia X Compact Specs	Apple iPhone 16 Specs
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