Sony Xperia X Compact vs Apple iPhone 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$849

Design

Dimensions
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches 129 x 65 x 9.5 mm	5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
4.76 oz / 135.0 g	5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White	Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 319 PPI	1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Oleophobic coating	Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 650 8956	Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Adreno 510	Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/64GB 2GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion	1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
23 MP (CMOS image sensor, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps) Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
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,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	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 Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
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 12, 2017 FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
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: 1.09 W/kg Body: 1.09 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699

A1863

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB

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