Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact vs Apple iPhone 8 Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact
9.2
Apple iPhone 8
Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Apple iPhone 8
Released · Oct 01, 2017
Released · Sep 22, 2017
4.6-inch · 1280x720px
4.7-inch · 1334x750px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 32GB
2GB · 64GB
2700 mAh
1821 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017 Sep 12, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$600 2GB/64GB - $849

Design

Dimensions
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches
129 x 65 x 9.3 mm
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g 5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Blue Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body 4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 319 PPI 1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 3 (Average)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
Hexa-core
Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
Adreno 540 Apple 3-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 2GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
2GB/128GB
2GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion 1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single 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 (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 28 mm
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 24, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-32042D
Date approved: Sep 12, 2017
FCC ID value: BCG-E3174A
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: 1.09 W/kg
Body: 1.09 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

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