Sony Xperia XZ vs Sony Xperia X Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XZ

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Sony Xperia XZ or Sony Xperia X Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XZ Sony Xperia X
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Release date 2016, September 2016, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.83 in 143 x 69 x 7.7 mm | 5.63 x 5.63 x 2.72 in
Weight 161 g | 5.68 oz 153 g | 5.4 oz
Body Build Aluminum body Front/back glass & aluminum frame
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Colors Mineral black, Platinum, Forest blue, Deep pink White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2620 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 600 h (2G) / Up to 610 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 17 h 30 min (3G)
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 5" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.9% 69.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
- Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 23 MP, Single 23 MP, Single
Camera specs -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF & laser AF -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3'' 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3''
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
CPU - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72)
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 510
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 32 GB, 3 GB RAM - F8331
64 GB, 3 GB RAM - F8332
32 GB, 3 GB RAM - F5121
64 GB, 3 GB RAM - F5122

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 286
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 650
GeekBench 5 Single Core 284 269
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 695 714
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1567 1373
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3616 3282
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7230

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8331, F8332
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F8331, F8332
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F5121, F5122
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F5121, F5122
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.81 W/kg (head)     0.35 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.20 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.97 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head)     1.23 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XZ Dual F8332 with dual-SIM card slots

- Also known as Sony Xperia X Dual F5122 with dual-SIM card slots

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