Sony Xperia X Compact vs Huawei nova Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Sep 01, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
	€399

Design

Dimensions
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches 129 x 65 x 9.5 mm	5.56 x 2.72 x 0.28 inches 141.2 x 69.1 x 7.1 mm
Weight
4.76 oz / 135.0 g	5.15 oz / 146.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 70.64% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 319 PPI	1920x1080px, 441 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 650 8956	Snapdragon 625 8953
Processor
Hexa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 510	Adreno 506
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion	3020 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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 (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps) Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 3, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 31, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-14784Z	Date approved: Sep 09, 2016 FCC ID value: QISCAN-LX1
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: 1.42 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.43 W/kg

Alternative variants

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