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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-04-05 | 2017-11-03 |
| 5.31 x 2.56 x 0.48 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass and Stainless steel |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 1149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 483 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| 700 cd/m2 brightness | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.54 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 19.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.67 | 10.12 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2870mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2716mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.88 | 4.72 |
| 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 has a global score of 88.1, which is much better than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact's 79 global score. IPhone X's construction is a lot thinner but a bit heavier than the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, and both of them were released with only 5 months difference. The iPhone X has a bit more powerful processor than Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has an inferior number of cores and slower and 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a bit sharper screen than Apple iPhone X, because although it has a quite lower 1080 x 2160 resolution and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit more brightness and a little greater pixel density. Xperia XZ2 Compact takes clearer pictures and videos than iPhone X, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting images and/or video in poorly lited environments, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same 60 frames per second video frame rates, the Xperia XZ2 Compact also counts with a camera with a much better 19 megapixels resolution and a much bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot higher quality videos and photographs.
IPhone X features a quite bigger memory for games and applications than Xperia XZ2 Compact, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Xperia XZ2 Compact counts with a bit longer battery performance than iPhone X, because it has a 6% bigger battery size.
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