Sony Xperia X Compact vs HTC One A9s

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Comparing the Sony Xperia X Compact vs HTC One A9s across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: HTC One A9s runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Sony Xperia X Compact runs at 1.8 GHz, making HTC One A9s the better performer.


Display: HTC One A9s offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Sony Xperia X Compact offers 4.6 inches, making HTC One A9s the larger display of the two. HTC One A9s features a S-LCD display compared to Sony Xperia X Compact's IPS LCD, making HTC One A9s the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia X Compact offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while HTC One A9s offers 13 MP, making Sony Xperia X Compact better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Sony Xperia X Compact offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while HTC One A9s offers 5 MP, making Sony Xperia X Compact better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia X Compact offers a higher battery capacity with 2700 mAh, while HTC One A9s offers 2300 mAh, making Sony Xperia X Compact better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Sony Xperia X Compact and HTC One A9s offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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Sony Xperia X Compact
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₹33,990
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Summary

Release Date

N/A
30 Sep, 2016
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
MediaTek MT6755
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Hexa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
IPS LCD
S-LCD
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
23 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
13 MP
5 MP
16 MP

Battery

N/A
2700 mAh
2300 mAh
6000 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg
Very Good

Chipset

N/A
MediaTek MT6755
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Hexa Core

1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A72 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 510
Mali-T860 MP2
Adreno 810

RAM

3 GB
3 GB / 2 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
S-LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.6 inches  (11.68 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

319 ppi
294 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.41 %
65.69 %
87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Scratch-resistant glass
Corning Gorilla Glass
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

129 mm
146.4 mm
164.4 mm

Width

65 mm
71.5 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm
7.9 mm
8.6 mm

Weight

135 grams
149.8 grams
210 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Very Good

Resolution

23 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

5536 x 4152 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.8 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Selfie Voice command
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

2700 mAh
2300 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 13.1 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
32 GB / 16 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 2 TB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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