Sony Xperia X Compact vs Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Specs Comparison

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6.8
Sony Xperia X Compact
6.2
Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Sony Xperia X Compact Samsung Galaxy S23 FE
Released · Sep 08, 2016
Released · Oct 27, 2023
4.6-inch · 1280x720px
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
8GB · 128GB
2700 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Oct 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$599

Design

Dimensions
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches
129 x 65 x 9.5 mm
6.22 x 3.01 x 0.32 inches
158 x 76.5 x 8.2 mm
Weight
4.76 oz / 135.0 g 7.37 oz / 209.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 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

Display

Size
4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 83.24% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1450 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 319 PPI 2340x1080px, 29.5:9 ratio, 403 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) 1.5 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 650 8956 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710
4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 510 Adreno 730
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (14, 13)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1566
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3839
3D Mark High
Untested 2208
3D Mark Low
Untested 1208

Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion 4500 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 18min
Browsing
16h 15min
Video
8h 3min
Gaming
8h 50min

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"
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)
Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
10 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
137
Overall
146
Photo
128
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.3
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,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
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, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
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, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
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
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

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Memory 256GB
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