Comparison of Sony Xperia X Performance and Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (CDMA) smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Xperia X Performance

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (CDMA)

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony

Samsung

Phone model

Xperia X Performance

Galaxy Note 4 (CDMA)

Year of release

2016

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

144 mm

154 mm

Body width

70 mm

79 mm

Body thickness

8.7 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

165 g

176 g

Volume

88.01 cm³

102.55 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal

• Metal
• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 805

CPU clock speed

2200 MHz

2700 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

1536 kB

2 MB

Processor size

64 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8-A

ARMv7-A

Manufacturing process

14 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 530

• Adreno 420

GPU clock speed

624 MHz

600 MHz

Number of GPU cores

6

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

3 GB

3 GB

RAM type

LPDDR4

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

1866 MHz

800 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 32 GB

• 32 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

200 GB

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084

Operating system

Operating system

Android 6.0

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

2700

3220

Battery type

Li-Pol

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Fast battery charging

Fast charging technology

Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Adapter output power

• 5 V / 1.5 A

Call duration in GSM networks

31 h

Standby time in GSM networks

212 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

20 h

Duration of listening to music

80 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5 in

5.7 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

2560 x 1440 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

441 ppi

515 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

2.5D curved screen

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

23 Mp

16 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

5520 x 4140 pixels

5312 x 2988 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Photomatrix model

Sony Exmor RS

Sony IMX240 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS

Photomatrix size

6.17 x 4.55 mm

5.95 x 3.35 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.118 μm

1.12 μm

Crop factor

5.64

6.34

Aperture

f/2

f/2.2

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Phase detection autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

Optical image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

13 Mp

3.7 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4807 x 2704 pixels

2565 x 1443 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix model

Sony Exmor RS

Samsung S5K6D1

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Photomatrix size

4.8 x 3.6 mm

3 x 2.4 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.154 μm

1.32 μm

Crop factor

7.21

11.26

Aperture

f/2

f/1.9

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Nano-SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

CDMA support

CDMA frequencies

• CDMA 800 MHz
• CDMA 1900 MHz

CDMA2000 support

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 800 MHz
• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1700 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 1900 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2500 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

LTE-Advanced support

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 9

• LTE Cat 6
• LTE Cat 4

CDMA2000 standards

• 1xEV-DO Rev. A

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi MIMO

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.2

4.0

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• DIP
• GAVDP
• GAP
• HDP
• HFP
• HID
• HSP
• MAP
• OPP
• PAN
• PBAP
• SPP

• EDR

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Pedometer

Barometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

ANT+ wireless technology

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Stylus

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

IMAP4 protocol support

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google search
• Google maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case

Dustproof case

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.52 W/kg

0.88 W/kg