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Apple iPhone 7 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia X Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia X Performance Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia XR Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia XR
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3.7 out of 5
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3.3 out of 5
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User rating
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 6.0Android 6.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz1.8 GHz2.15 GHz2.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core6-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelApple A10 FusionQualcomm Snapdragon 650Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
GPU modelPowerVR GT7600Qualcomm Adreno 510Qualcomm Adreno 530Qualcomm Adreno 530
RAM memory2 GB3 GB3 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size4.7 in5.0 in5.0 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCDLCD
N/A
Resolution1334 x 750 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
  • IPS
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS
  • IPS TFT
N/A
Pixel density326.0 ppi441.0 ppi441.0 ppi432.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coatingScratch-resistant glassScratch-resistant glass
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
no
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yes
N/A
HDRno
N/A
no
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.3"
N/A
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f2.0 f2.0 f
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
N/A
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyesyesyes
N/A
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyesyes
N/A
HDR Captureyesyesyes
N/A
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Panoramayesyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyesyes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyes
N/A
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Face detectionyesyesyes
N/A
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2F/2.0F/2.0
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB32 GB
Memory card readernoyesyesyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slotmicroSDmicroSDmicroSD
Maximum card storage
N/A
200GB256GB200GB

Dimensions

Height5.44 in5.62 in5.66 in5.76 in
Width2.64 in2.73 in2.77 in2.83 in
Depth0.28 in0.31 in0.34 in0.32 in
Weight4.87 oz5.4 oz5.82 oz
N/A

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
N/A
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Pedometeryesyesyes
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
DLNA certifiednoyesyes
N/A
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.24.24.24.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • SPP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HID
  • PBAP
  • MAP
  • DIP
  • GATT
  • PXP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DID
  • GAP
  • GATT
  • GAVDP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SPP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSB
N/A
Video outputManufacturer specific
N/A
No
N/A
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yes
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
CDMA frequences
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A

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