Sony Xperia XA1 vs Sony Xperia XZ3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 27, 2017	Aug 30, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$299	$900

Design

Dimensions
5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches 145 x 67 x 8 mm	6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches 158 x 73 x 9.9 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Pink, White	Black, Green, Red, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.87% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 80.67% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, HDR, 550 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 294 PPI	2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
27 (Poor)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757	Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385
GPU
Mali-T880 MP2	Adreno 630
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
2300 mAh, Li - Ion	3330 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
MediaTek Pump Express	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
23 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3"	19 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 29	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	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 Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 16, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-98591H	Date approved: Aug 03, 2018 FCC ID value: PY7-26828G
Measured SAR
Head: 0.55 W/kg Body: 1.10 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.39 W/kg	Head: 0.14 W/kg Body: 0.44 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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