Sony Xperia X Compact vs Google Pixel 4a Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches 129 x 65 x 9.5 mm	5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches 144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
Weight
4.76 oz (135.0 g)	5.04 oz (143.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White	Just black

Display

Size
4.6-inch	5.8-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 319 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
69.53 %	82.53 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470
GPU
Adreno 510	Adreno 618
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 21.2 GB	128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
2700 mAh	3140 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 15min

Browsing

9h 27min

Video

6h 48min

Gaming

4h 51min

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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"	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps) Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

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: Jun 25, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025J
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: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 349
In The Box
	18W USB-C power adapter, 1 m USB-C to USB-C cable (USB 2.0), Quick Start Guide, Quick Switch Adapter, SIM tool

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Aug 03, 2020

Alternative variants

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