Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2018	Jan 02, 2017

Design

Dimensions
5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches 135 x 65 x 12.1 mm	5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	4.87 oz / 138.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Pink, Green	Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 73.56% screen-to-body	4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, HDR, 700 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 483 PPI	1280x720px, 312 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 630	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
2870 mAh, Li - Polymer	2350 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, USB Power Delivery

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	13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
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, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	40
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	5, 8, 2, 1
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 Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 25, 2018 FCC ID value: PY7-24118Q	Date approved: Dec 21, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA320F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.78 W/kg Body: 0.74 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg	Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 0.74 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.94 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Dual SIM	Yes

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