Sony Xperia Z5 Compact vs Apple iPhone 7

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact vs Apple iPhone 7 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 7 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.34 GHz, while Sony Xperia Z5 Compact runs at 2.0 GHz, making Apple iPhone 7 the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone 7 offers a screen size of 4.7 inches, while Sony Xperia Z5 Compact offers 4.6 inches, making Apple iPhone 7 the larger display of the two. Both Sony Xperia Z5 Compact and Apple iPhone 7 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z5 Compact offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 12 MP, making Sony Xperia Z5 Compact better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Apple iPhone 7 offers a higher front camera resolution with 7 MP, while Sony Xperia Z5 Compact offers 5 MP, making Apple iPhone 7 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia Z5 Compact offers a higher battery capacity with 2700 mAh, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 1960 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z5 Compact better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Sony Xperia Z5 Compact and Apple iPhone 7 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

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Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
(Discontinued)
Apple iPhone 7
₹31,500
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Summary

Release Date

24 Oct, 2015
07 Oct, 2016
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 810
Apple A10 Fusion
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.34 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
750x1334 px (HD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

23 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

5 MP
7 MP
50 MP

Battery

2700 mAh
1960 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

N/A
4.5/5
(106,363 ratings)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
8 More Videos
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Oct 07, 2016
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
iOS v10
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Apple A10 Fusion APL1024
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Quad core

2.34 GHz, Dual core, Hurricane 1.1 GHz, Dual core, Zephyr
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Co-Processor

N/A
M10 motion
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
16 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 430
PowerVR GT7600 Plus
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

2 GB
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

4.6 inches  (11.68 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
750x1334 px (HD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

319 ppi
326 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.5 %
65.47 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

127 mm
138.3 mm
162.7 mm

Width

65 mm
67.1 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
7.1 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

138 grams
138 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP67
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

23 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.3Exmor-R CMOS image sensor
12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5536 x 4152 Pixels
4608 x 2592 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2700 mAh
1960 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 14 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 200 GB
No
No

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
Yes
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

HDMI

N/A
No
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Front
On-screen

Other Sensors

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

Applications

N/A
FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.
N/A