Comparison of Sony Xperia XA and Sony Xperia Z5 Compact smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Xperia XA

Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony

Sony

Phone model

Xperia XA

Xperia Z5 Compact

Year of release

2016

2015

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

144 mm

127 mm

Body width

67 mm

65 mm

Body thickness

7.9 mm

9 mm

Weight

139 g

138 g

Volume

75.78 cm³

74.13 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal
• Plastic

Colors

• Golden

• Black
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755)

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

CPU clock speed

2000 MHz

2000 MHz

Number of processor cores

8

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

256 + 256 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

2 MB

2 MB

Processor size

64 bits

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8

ARMv8-A

Manufacturing process

28 nm

20 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Mali-T860 MP2

• Adreno 430

GPU clock speed

700 MHz

600 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

2 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

LPDDR4

RAM frequency

933 MHz

1600 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 32 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

200 GB

200 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755)

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Operating system

Operating system

Android 6.0

Android 5.1

Battery

Battery capacity

2300

2700

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Pol

Charging the battery from USB

Fast battery charging

Call duration in GSM networks

11 h

11 h 30 min

Standby time in GSM networks

560 h

520 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

10 h

14 h 54 min

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

603 h

520 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5 in

4.6 in

Screen resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

• HD

Pixel density

294 ppi

319 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

IPS

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

13 Mp

23 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

5520 x 4140 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

Digital zoom

8 X

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX258 Exmor RS

Sony Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS

Photomatrix size

4.71 x 3.49 mm

6.17 x 4.55 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.133 μm

1.118 μm

Crop factor

7.37

5.64

Aperture

f/2

f/2

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Phase detection autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Self-timer

Digital image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

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

• 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

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

8 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3771 x 2121 pixels

2981 x 1677 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX219PQ Exmor R

Sony Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

3.6 x 2.7 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.103 μm

Crop factor

9.61

Aperture

f/2

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

Nano-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

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• 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-TDD 2300 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2600 MHz

LTE-Advanced support

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 4

• LTE Cat 6

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

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

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

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

4.1

4.1

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

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

• DIP
• HFP
• HSP
• MAP
• OPP
• PAN

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108 МГц

RDS support

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

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
• WMV

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

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

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

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

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

Remote phone lock

Remote phone search

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.46 W/kg

1.07 W/kg