Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact vs Apple iPhone SE (2020) Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact
9.0
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Apple iPhone SE (2020)
Released · Apr 05, 2018
Released · Apr 24, 2020
5.0-inch · 2160x1080px
4.7-inch · 1334x750px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 64GB
2870 mAh
1821 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2018 Apr 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$399

Design

Dimensions
5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches
135 x 65 x 12.1 mm
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g 5.22 oz / 148.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68 Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Green Black, White, Red

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 73.56% screen-to-body 4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 700 nits IPS LCD, 625 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 483 PPI 1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor) 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
Hexa-core
2650 MHz
Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Adreno 630 Apple-designed 4 core
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
3GB/128GB
3GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)

Battery

Type
2870 mAh, Li - Polymer 1821 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery 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

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
19 MP (Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
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 (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus
Front
5 MP
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 3.1 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, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 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
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 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, UMTS 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: Jul 25, 2018
FCC ID value: PY7-24118Q
Measured SAR
Head: 0.78 W/kg
Body: 0.74 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM
Dual SIM Yes
with 128GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $449
with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $549
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