Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact vs Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact

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Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact or Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA)
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Release date 2017, August 2016, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 129 x 64 x 9.3 mm | 5.08 x 5.08 x 2.52 in 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm | 5.61 x 5.61 x 2.74 in
Weight 140 g | 4.94 oz 152 g | 5.36 oz
Body Build Glass fiber reinforced plastic body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
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Colors Black, White Silver, Horizon Blue, Twilight Pink Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Gold Platinum
Battery 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 330 EUR 320 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.6" in 5.1" in
Screen area 58.3 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.7% 72.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1440 x 2560 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 319 PPI 576 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
- Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 19 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs -19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF -12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm, 1/4'' 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); TouchWiz UI
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 530
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 205147 184482
GeekBench 6 Single Core 411
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1414
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1400
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 564
GeekBench 5 Single Core 382 343
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1624 1154
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1890
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6422
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7814

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900 - G930V, G930R
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G930A, G930V 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G930V, G930R 
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930T
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930A 
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300) - G930V 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 20(800) - G930T 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G930R
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat15 800/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
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, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO 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 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.59 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
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 (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

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-ANT+
-S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
-PMA wireless charging
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: G930A (AT&T, Cricket); G930P (Sprint, Boost, Virgin Mobile); G930V (Verizon); G930T (T-Mobile, Metro PCS); G930R (US Cellular); G930U (Unlock model)

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