Comparison of Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact and Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony

Samsung

Phone model

Xperia XZ1 Compact

Galaxy A3 (2017)

Year of release

2017

2017

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

129 mm

135 mm

Body width

65 mm

66 mm

Body thickness

9.3 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

143 g

138 g

Volume

77.98 cm³

70.81 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Aluminium alloy
• Plastic

• Aluminium alloy

Colors

• Black
• White
• Light red
• Light blue

• Black
• Pink
• Golden
• Light blue

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

• Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870

CPU clock speed

2450 MHz

1600 MHz

Number of processor cores

8

8

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

3 MB

Processor size

64 bits

64 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8-A

ARMv8-A

Manufacturing process

10 nm

14 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Qualcomm Adreno 540

• ARM Mali-T830 MP2

GPU clock speed

710 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

4 GB

2 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

1866 MHz

933 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 32 GB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

256 GB

256 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

• Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870

Operating system

Operating system

Android 8.0

Android 6.0

Battery

Battery capacity

2700

2350

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Pol

Charging the battery from USB

Fast battery charging

Fast charging technology

Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Call duration in GSM networks

17 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

17 h

Duration of listening to music

41 h

Video watching duration

17 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

17 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

4.6 in

4.7 in

Screen resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

• HD

Pixel density

319 ppi

312 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

Super AMOLED

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

19 Mp

13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

5812 x 3269 pixels

4807 x 2704 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

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS BSI

Aperture

f/2

f/1.9

Number of lens elements

6

Shooting settings

Autofocus

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

3840 x 2160 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

• White balance
• Color effects
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

8 Mp

8 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

3771 x 2121 pixels

3771 x 2121 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Photomatrix model

Sony Exmor R

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Aperture

f/2

f/1.9

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

Alternating

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

4.5G

4.5G

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 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz
• LTE-TDD 2300 MHz

TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• 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
• 802.11ac

• 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

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

5.0

4.2

Bluetooth LE support

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

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

• DI
• HFP
• HID
• HOGP
• HSP
• MAP
• OPP
• PAN
• PBAP

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

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Magnetometer

Barometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

ANT+ wireless technology

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

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
• 3GPP
• 3GPP
• 3GPP2
• 3GPP2
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• H.265
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

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
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• AWB
• 3GA
• 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

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

1.36 W/kg

1.38 W/kg