Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact vs Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat15, 800 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM
Height

129 mm

151.9 mm
Width

64 mm

74.9 mm
Thickness

9.3 mm

9.9 mm
Weight

140 g

208.1 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

Yes, IP68
MIL-STD-810G

-

Yes - dust, humidity, rain, salt, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant
Colors

Black, Horizon Blue, Twilight Pink, White Silver

Meteor Gray, Tungsten Gold

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

4.6 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

1440 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density

319 ppi

506 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine

-
Always on display

-

Yes
3D touch

-

home button only

Main camera
Main camera

19 MP, f/2.0 , 25 mm

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Primary camera Autofocus

predictive phase detection and laser autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Electronic image stabilization

EIS (gyro)

-
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

1.22µm pixel size, 1/2.3" sensor size, HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

1.4 µm pixel size, 1/2.5" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C reversible connector
USB host

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity

Iris scanner, accelerometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity