Sony XPERIA X Performance vs. Apple iPhone SE

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Sony XPERIA X Performance and Apple iPhone SE. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Sony XPERIA X Performance vs. Apple iPhone SE Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA X Performance Apple iPhone SE
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number F8131 A1723
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 143.7 mm 123.8 mm Sony XPERIA X Performance has greater height than Apple iPhone SE.
Width 70.4 mm 58.6 mm Sony XPERIA X Performance has greater width than Apple iPhone SE.
Depth 8.7 mm 7.6 mm Apple iPhone SE is narrower than Sony XPERIA X Performance.
Weight 165 g 113 g Apple iPhone SE is lighter than Sony XPERIA X Performance.
Body Colour - Rose gold | Silver | Gold | Space grey
Body Material - Stainless steel, glass, satin aluminium
Protection Dustproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Sony XPERIA X Performance is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value - 1.17 W/kg (body), 1.17 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Lightning
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Single-SIM
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA X Performance Apple iPhone SE
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS Retina Display with IPS technology
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 4" Sony XPERIA X Performance has larger screen size than Apple iPhone SE.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1136 x 640 pixels Sony XPERIA X Performance has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone SE.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 441 ppi 326 ppi Sony XPERIA X Performance has better pixel density than Apple iPhone SE.
Max Brightness - 500 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio - 800:1
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Scratch-resistant glass Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA X Performance Apple iPhone SE
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Apple A9
Processor Number MSM8996 -
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty Quad-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 -
MEMORY Sony XPERIA X Performance Apple iPhone SE
RAM 3 GB -
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 16 GB Sony XPERIA X Performance has more internal memory than Apple iPhone SE.
User Memory 20 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 200 GB -
CAMERA Sony XPERIA X Performance Apple iPhone SE
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 23 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Sony XPERIA X Performance has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone SE.
Sensor Type - BSI
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS sensor -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Sony XPERIA X Performance has better lens aperture than Sony XPERIA X Performance.
Lens Construction - 5-element
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 24 mm -
Digital Zoom 8x 3x Sony XPERIA X Performance has better digital zoom than Apple iPhone SE.
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Red-Eye Reduction, Panorama, manual mode Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection, smile shutter Face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source LED light LED light
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Launch, Object tracking, Scene recognition, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Live Photo, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Improved noise reduction, Exposure control
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 13 Megapixel 1.2 Megapixel Sony XPERIA X Performance has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone SE.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Sony XPERIA X Performance has better front lens aperture than Sony XPERIA X Performance.
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Burst mode, Timer mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection Apple iPhone SE has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Retina Flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1280 x 720 (720p)
Camera Features (Front) - FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA X Performance Apple iPhone SE
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh -
Standby Time - 240 hours
Talk Time - 840 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (3G): up to 840 min
Standby: up to 240 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 13 hrs
Playback (video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 50 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Sony XPERIA X Performance Apple iPhone SE
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) iOS
Intelligent Assistant - Siri
Payment Technology - Apple Pay
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA X Performance Apple iPhone SE
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS)
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, PBAP, MAP, GATT, DID, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Sony XPERIA X Performance Apple iPhone SE
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, ASF, PCM, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, XMF, LPCM, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MKA, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSDIFF WAV, AAC, AIFF, PCM, Audible, MP3, Apple Lossless, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, AVI, XviD, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, WebM, HEVC, H.265 AVI, MOV, M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V
Sound Enhancements Digital Sound Enhancement Engine (DSEE HX), 3D surround sound (VPT) -
FEATURES Sony XPERIA X Performance Apple iPhone SE
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, pedometer, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, motion sensor, geomagnetic sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features TTY compatible, DLNA Certified, multitasking, PlayStation certified, Screen capture, battery STAMINA mode, Glove mode, Smart rotation, TRILUMINOS display, Noise Cancellation Technology, X-Reality engine, Curved display, Screen mirroring, Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, PS Remote PLAY, Digital Noise Cancelling (DNC), Intelligent Noise Reduction, Hi-Res Audio, Smart backlight control, MirrorLink support Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPlay wireless streaming, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, Apple TV support (2nd, 3rd), Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, Family Sharing feature, QuickType keyboard, iCloud Keychain, Spotlight Search, Notification Center, M9 motion coprocessor
OTHERS Sony XPERIA X Performance Apple iPhone SE
Included Accessories Power adapter Headset, USB cable, power adapter
Compliant Standards IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Operating Temperature - 35 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
Humidity Range Operating - 5 - 95% (non-condensing)
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