vivo NEX vs Sony Xperia XZ3 Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XZ3
vivo NEX Sony Xperia XZ3
Released · Jul 21, 2018
Released · Oct 17, 2018
6.6-inch · 2316x1080px
6.0-inch · 2880x1440px
Dual camera
Single camera
8GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
4000 mAh
3330 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 19, 2018 Aug 30, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$900

Design

Dimensions
6.38 x 3.03 x 0.31 inches
162 x 77 x 7.98 mm
6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches
158 x 73 x 9.9 mm
Weight
7.02 oz / 199.0 g 6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Black, Green, Red, White

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 86.05% screen-to-body 6.0-inch, 80.67% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED OLED, HDR, 550 nits
Resolution
2316x1080px, 388 PPI 2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 1 (Excellent)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm) Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 630 Adreno 630
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion 3330 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery
Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
19 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD, 1080p, 720p
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP (HDR) 13 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Multiple antennas, 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 03, 2018
FCC ID value: PY7-26828G
Measured SAR
Head: 1.06 W/kg
Body: 0.29 W/kg
Head: 0.14 W/kg
Body: 0.44 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg
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