Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact vs Apple iPhone 13 mini Specs Comparison

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8.0	6.1
Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact	Apple iPhone 13 mini
Released · Oct 01, 2017	Released · Sep 24, 2021
4.6-inch · 1280x720px	5.4-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera	Dual camera
4GB · 32GB	4GB · 128GB
2700 mAh	2406 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches 129 x 65 x 9.3 mm	5.18 x 2.53 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.65 mm (~8.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.04 oz (143.0 g)	4.97 oz (141.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Blue	Blue, Pink, Midnight, Starlight

Display

Size
4.6-inch	5.4-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 319 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
69.53 %	84.66 %
Peak brightness
	1200 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Ceramic Shield), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Hexa-core 2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard
GPU
Adreno 540	Apple GPU 4-core
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4X)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 22.75 GB	128GB (NVMe)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)

Battery

Capacity
2700 mAh	2406 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 47min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 20min

Gaming

5h 49min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
19 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.9'' Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) HDR, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

131

Overall

135

Photo

128

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos
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, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 24, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-32042D	Date approved: Sep 14, 2021 FCC ID value: BCG-E3994A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.97 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg	Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 600	$ 699 / € 849
In The Box
	USB‑C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017	Sep 14, 2021

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 799

With 512GB internal storage


Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 999

Links

Full specifications
Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Specs	Apple iPhone 13 mini Specs
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