Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Xperia Z1 Compact: 65 g lighter

  iPhone 8 Plus:

  202 g

  Xperia Z1 Compact:

  137 g

• Width

  Xperia Z1 Compact: 13.2 mm narrower

  iPhone 8 Plus:

  78.1 mm

  Xperia Z1 Compact:

  64.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia Z1 Compact: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone 8 Plus:

  5.5 in

  Xperia Z1 Compact:

  4.3 in

• Chipset

  iPhone 8 Plus:

  Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm)

  Xperia Z1 Compact:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  iPhone 8 Plus:

  Dual

  Xperia Z1 Compact:

  Single

• Depth

  iPhone 8 Plus: 2 mm thinner

  iPhone 8 Plus:

  7.5 mm

  Xperia Z1 Compact:

  9.5 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. iPhone 8 Plus

   Height:

   158.4 mm +31.4 mm versus Xperia Z1 Compact

   Width:

   78.1 mm +13.2 mm versus Xperia Z1 Compact

   Depth:

   7.5 mm

2. 2. Xperia Z1 Compact

   Height:

   127 mm

   Width:

   64.9 mm

   Depth:

   9.5 mm +2 mm versus iPhone 8 Plus

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. iPhone 8 Plus

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. Xperia Z1 Compact

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

iPhone 8 Plus has approximately 63.6% more rectangular screen area than Xperia Z1 Compact.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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