Sony Xperia X Compact vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Specs Comparison

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6.8
Sony Xperia X Compact
7.1
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Sony Xperia X Compact Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Released · Sep 08, 2016
Released · Feb 17, 2023
4.6-inch
6.8-inch
Single camera
Quad camera
3GB · 32GB
8GB · 256GB
2700 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$1200 | €1300

Design

Dimensions
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches
129 x 65 x 9.5 mm
6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches (~0.42 inches with camera bump)
163.3 x 78 x 8.9 mm (~10.68 mm with camera bump)
Weight
4.76 oz (135.0 g) 8.25 oz (234.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus
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 Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender

Display

Size
4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body 6.8-inch, 89.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 319 PPI 3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 501 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
Oleophobic coating

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 650 8956 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime
4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold
3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
Adreno 510 Adreno 740
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 8GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0)
12GB/256GB
12GB/512GB
12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
7h 17min
Browsing
18h 57min
Video
8h 54min
Gaming
10h 59min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
23 MP (CMOS image sensor, Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
200 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.3"
Pixel size: 0.6 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Sensor name: Sony IMX564
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 13 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto)
Sensor name: Sony IMX754
Optical zoom: 10.0x
Aperture size: F4.9
Focal Length: 230 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.52"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS)
Sensor name: Sony IMX754
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 69 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.52"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)
Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
OIS, HDR
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
12 MP (PDAF)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
147
Overall
150
Photo
144
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, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
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, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n7, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual 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
Date approved: Dec 08, 2023
FCC ID value: A3LSMS918U
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: 1.12 W/kg
Body: 0.92 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM
Memory 12GB
With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP) $1450 | €1589
With 12GB RAM and 1TB internal storage
Memory 12GB/1024GB
Prices (MSRP) $1649 | €1749
International
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
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