The Compact series by Sony used to occupy a niche of its own as it combined top-of-the-line specs with a pocketable footprint. The latter is still very much true for the just released Xperia X Compact, but it no longer has the flagship specs that we're used to. Instead, the Xperia X Compact is pretty much what it says on the tin - it's a Xperia X - essentially, an upper-midrange phone - but shrunk in size.
Is this the end of the mini flagship as we know it? Well, while we can't quite rule out another shift in product strategy down the line, for now, this very much seems to be the case.
NETWORK Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2016, September
Status Available. Released 2016, September
BODY Dimensions 129 x 65 x 9.5 mm (5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (~319 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
- Triluminos display
- X-Reality Engine
PLATFORM OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
CPU Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72)
GPU Adreno 510
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
CAMERA Primary 23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features 1/2.3" sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, check quality
Secondary 5 MP, 1080p
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio, RDS
USB v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser HTML5
Java No
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
- MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player
- Document viewer
- Photo/video editor
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 2700 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Is this the end of the mini flagship as we know it? Well, while we can't quite rule out another shift in product strategy down the line, for now, this very much seems to be the case.
LAUNCH Announced 2016, September
Status Available. Released 2016, September
BODY Dimensions 129 x 65 x 9.5 mm (5.08 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches (~69.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (~319 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes, up to 10 fingers
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
- Triluminos display
- X-Reality Engine
PLATFORM OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
CPU Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72)
GPU Adreno 510
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
CAMERA Primary 23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, phase detection autofocus, LED flash, check quality
Features 1/2.3" sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, check quality
Secondary 5 MP, 1080p
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio, RDS
USB v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser HTML5
Java No
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
- MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player
- Document viewer
- Photo/video editor
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 2700 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 710 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
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