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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 72.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| 2017-08-17 | 2016-05-23 |
| 5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches | 5.63 x 2.72 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Ceramic and Titanium | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 464.00 | $ 205.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 2560 x 1312 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 505 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 23.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.68 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3040mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2620mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xperia X has a general score of 72.9, which is a bit better than the Essential Phone's global score of 66.3. Although Xperia X is older than the Essential Phone, it's body is a bit thinner and lighter. Essential Phone has a bit better looking screen than Sony Xperia X, because it has a higher resolution of 1312 x 2560 pixels, a bit larger display and a bit greater display density.
The Essential Phone counts with a bit better CPU than Xperia X, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and more processing cores. Xperia X features a little bit better camera than Essential Phone, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Xperia X also counts with higher 60 fps video frame rate, a much larger back-facing camera sensor shooting much better quality photographs and videos and a way more megapixels camera.
Essential Phone features more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia X, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Essential Phone has improved battery life than Sony Xperia X, because it has a 3040mAh battery size instead of 2620mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in our comparison, the Sony Xperia X is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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