Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.1 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-11-03 | 2018-04-05 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1149.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 463 pixels per inch | 483 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 700 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 3-core GPU GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.17 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.67 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.72 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone X is much better than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, having a global score of 88.1 against 79. Even though the iPhone X and Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact were released only 5 months apart, the iPhone X body is just a little bit heavier but also extremely thinner than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact. Xperia XZ2 Compact has a bit sharper screen than iPhone X, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a little lower 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little more brightness and a just a bit greater display pixels density.
Apple iPhone X has a bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory. IPhone X counts with just a little better processing power than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has a lower number of cores and they are also slower and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
Xperia XZ2 Compact shoots slightly better pictures and videos than iPhone X, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for capturing pictures and videos in low-light situations, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also counts with a lot bigger sensor which offers a lot better image and video quality and a lot better resolution camera in the back.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact has a little longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone X, because it has 2870mAh of battery capacity.
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