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Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact vs Asus ZenFone 8 Specs Comparison

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8.0
Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact
9.0
Asus ZenFone 8
Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Asus ZenFone 8
Released · Oct 01, 2017
Released · May 13, 2021
4.6-inch
5.9-inch
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 32GB
6GB · 128GB
2700 mAh
4000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches
129 x 65 x 9.3 mm 		5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches
148 x 68.6 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.04 oz (143.0 g) 5.96 oz (169.0 g)
Materials
Frame: Aluminum Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Blue Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver

Display

Size
4.6-inch 5.9-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 319 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
69.53 % 82.76 %
Peak brightness
1100 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280 		Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 660
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 6GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 22.75 GB 128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (11), Zen 8 UI

Battery

Capacity
2700 mAh 4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Qualcomm Quick Charge 4
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W
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Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 11min
Browsing
10h 12min
Video
11h 23min
Gaming
8h 42min
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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 		64 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 1.6 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 14 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 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 		7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (120 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 12 MP (PDAF), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2, Yes
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),tri-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n38, n40, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA
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), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 30(2300 WCS), 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)
3G
Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
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 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 600 € 599

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017 May 12, 2021

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM
RAM 8GB
With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 16GB
Internal storage 256GB
Global
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500)
3G Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900), 19(800)
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