Sony Xperia X Compact vs Motorola Moto X4 Specs Comparison

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6.8
Sony Xperia X Compact
8.2
Motorola Moto X4
Sony Xperia X Compact Motorola Moto X4
Released · Sep 08, 2016
Released · Oct 19, 2017
4.6-inch · 1280x720px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
3GB · 32GB
3GB · 32GB
2700 mAh
3000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Aug 31, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$399

Design

Dimensions
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches
129 x 65 x 9.5 mm
5.84 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches
148.35 x 73.5 x 7.99 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; IP68
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 Black, Blue

Display

Size
4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body 5.2-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x720px, 319 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 6 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 650 8956 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 510 Adreno 508
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
3GB/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 (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Motorola TurboPowe

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"
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)
Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
16 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0, Yes
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
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, 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 aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
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, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 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

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
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 Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
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