Sony Xperia X Compact vs Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Feb 25, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$350

Design

Dimensions
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches 129 x 65 x 9.5 mm	6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
Weight
4.76 oz / 135.0 g	5.86 oz / 166.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
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, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 85.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 319 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 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)	1 (Excellent)

Learn more on our PhoneArena Display Test Results page.

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 650 8956	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 510	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB/128GB 4GB/64GB 6GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
23 MP (CMOS image sensor, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"	25 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps) Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	25 MP 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 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, 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	Dolby Atmos
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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 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 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
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: Feb 11, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA505F
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: 0.34 W/kg Body: 0.45 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg Phablet: 1.07 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

with 6 GB RAM

Memory	6GB/64GB

for Verizon

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 28, 66

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

Discover more

Full Specs Sony Xperia X Compact Specs PA Review Sony Xperia X Compact Review

Full Specs Samsung Galaxy A50 Specs