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Sony Xperia X Compact vs Apple iPhone 8 Specs Comparison

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6.8
Sony Xperia X Compact
9.2
Apple iPhone 8
Sony Xperia X Compact Apple iPhone 8
Released · Sep 08, 2016
Released · Sep 22, 2017
4.6-inch · 1280x720px
4.7-inch · 1334x750px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
2GB · 256GB
2700 mAh
1821 mAh

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

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

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