Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Samsung
Announced
August 2017	January 2017
Status
Coming Soon - September 2017	Coming Soon - January 2017
Price
-	Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, Snow Silver, Horizon Blue, Twilight Pink	Various
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
129 x 64 x 9.3 mm (5.08 x 2.52 x 0.37 in)	135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm (5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
Weight
140 g (4.94 oz)	-
SIM Type
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8341, F8342	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F8341, F8342	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor - IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes	-
Notification LED
Yes	Yes

OS
Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)	Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar]	Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 540 [Similar]	Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar]
RAM
4 GB [Browse Similar]	2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32 GB	16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM	microSD, up to 256 GB

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch Resistant Glass, Trilumious Display	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
4.6 inches [Similar]	4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]	720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
70.77%	68.14%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
19 MP [Similar]	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	LED flash
Features
Predictive Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, EIS (gyro), 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
8 MP, 1080p [Similar]	8 MP [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE	v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host	Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5	HTML5

Internal
32 GB, 4 GB RAM	16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM	microSD, up to 256 GB
USB OTG
Supported	Supported