Sony Xperia XZ1 vs Honor X7a Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XZ1

Sony Xperia XZ1

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Honor X7a

Honor X7a

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Sony Xperia XZ1 or Honor X7a Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XZ1 Honor X7a
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Release date 2017, August 2023, January 04
Dimensions (HxWxD) 148 x 73.4 x 7.4 mm | 5.83 x 5.83 x 2.89 in 167.5 x 76.9 x 8.3 mm | 6.59 x 6.59 x 3.03 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 196 g | 6.91 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, Warm Silver, Venus Pink, Moonlit Blue Titanium Silver, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black
Battery 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 6000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
Approximate price 260 EUR 170 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD TFT LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 6.75" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 110.0 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.6% 85.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1600 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 260 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - HDR10
-Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 19 MP, Single 50 MP, Quad
Camera specs -19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF -50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
-5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3'' 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 12, Magic UI 6.1
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - Mediatek MT6765H Helio G37 (12 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Adreno 540 PowerVR GE8320
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSDXC
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 125237
GeekBench 6 Single Core 398
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1262
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1355
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 562
GeekBench 5 Single Core 372 183
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1474 879
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1880 855
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6179 3602
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7775

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8341, F8342 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G8341, G8342, G8342
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC Yes No
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 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, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Fast charging 22.5W
-Reverse charging 5W
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XZ1 Dual F8342 with dual-SIM card slots

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