Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact vs Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017	Apr 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$600	3GB/64GB - $399

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	Black, White, Red

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
	Oleophobic coating

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Hexa-core Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Adreno 540	Apple-designed 4 core
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion	1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

3h 36min

Browsing

9h 5min

Video

4h 45min

Gaming

4h 59min

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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	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
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (EIS, 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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
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
	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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 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, 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
Measured SAR
Head: 0.97 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$449

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$549

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