Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact vs Google Pixel 4a 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017	Sep 30, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$600	$500

Design

Dimensions
5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches 129 x 65 x 9.3 mm	6.06 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches 153.9 x 74.0 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Blue	Just black, Clearly white

Display

Size
4.6-inch, 69.53% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 82.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 60Hz, HDR
Resolution
1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 319 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 620
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
2700 mAh, Li - Ion	3885 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1 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, EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Time-of-Flight (ToF)) 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, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
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

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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
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n5, n12, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, Sub-6
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, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	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
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 24, 2017 FCC ID value: PY7-32042D	Date approved: Sep 01, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025E
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: 1.20 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

for Verizon

Weight	6.03 oz / 171.0 g
5G Bands	n2, n5, n12, n25, n66, n71, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
Prices (MSRP)	$600