Sony Xperia X Compact vs LG G6 Specs Comparison

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6.8
Sony Xperia X Compact
8.7
LG G6
Sony Xperia X Compact LG G6
Released · Sep 08, 2016
Released · Mar 10, 2017
4.6-inch · 1280x720px
5.7-inch · 2880x1440px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 32GB
2700 mAh
3300 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Feb 26, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches
129 x 65 x 9.5 mm
5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches
148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm
Weight
4.76 oz / 135.0 g 5.75 oz / 163.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control
Colors
Black, Blue, White Black, Silver

Display

Size
4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body 5.7-inch, 79.47% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, HDR
Resolution
1280x720px, 319 PPI 2880x1440px, 561 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 4 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 650 8956 Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro (14 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
2350 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 510 Adreno 530
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 2000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion 3300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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"
13 MP (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 29 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 12 mm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)
Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP (Wide Angle)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), 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 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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
Measured SAR
Head: 0.66 W/kg
Body: 0.72 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.15 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.97 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
for Verizon Wireless
OS Android (9.0 Pie)
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20
3G Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
FCC approval Date approved: Feb 27, 2017
FCC ID value: ZNFVS988
Measured SAR Head: 0.30 W/kg
Body: 0.49 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.48 W/kg
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20
for Sprint and Boost Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 25, 26
4G (TDD) Bands 41
FCC approval Date approved: Feb 27, 2017
FCC ID value: ZNFLS993
Measured SAR Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 1.07 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg
for AT&T
OS Android (9.0 Pie)
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 20, 29, 30
FCC approval Date approved: Apr 07, 2017
FCC ID value: ZNFH871
Measured SAR Head: 0.70 W/kg
Body: 0.42 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.42 W/kg
International version
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands 38
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1
Radio FM
FCC approval Date approved: Mar 24, 2017
FCC ID value: ZNFH870
Measured SAR Head: 0.69 W/kg
Body: 0.10 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.41 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.14 W/kg
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