Apple iPhone SE vs Sony Xperia XZ1 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

  iPhone SE: 27 g lighter

  iPhone SE:

  113 g

  Xperia XZ1 Compact:

  140 g

• Width

  iPhone SE: 5.4 mm narrower

  iPhone SE:

  58.6 mm

  Xperia XZ1 Compact:

  64 mm

• Screen diagonal

  iPhone SE: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone SE:

  4 in

  Xperia XZ1 Compact:

  4.6 in

• Chipset

  iPhone SE:

  Apple A9 (14 nm)

  Xperia XZ1 Compact:

  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

• Depth

  iPhone SE: 1.7 mm thinner

  iPhone SE:

  7.6 mm

  Xperia XZ1 Compact:

  9.3 mm

• Height

  iPhone SE: 5.2 mm shorter

  iPhone SE:

  123.8 mm

  Xperia XZ1 Compact:

  129 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 SE

   Height:

   123.8 mm

   Width:

   58.6 mm

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

2. 2. Xperia XZ1 Compact

   Height:

   129 mm +5.2 mm versus iPhone SE

   Width:

   64 mm +5.4 mm versus iPhone SE

   Depth:

   9.3 mm +1.7 mm versus iPhone SE

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 SE

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

2. 2. Xperia XZ1 Compact

   Screen diagonal:

   4.6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   58.3 cm²

Xperia XZ1 Compact has approximately 32.2% more rectangular screen area than iPhone SE.

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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