HUAWEI MatePad 12 X (2026) Review
Sony unveiled a new range of Xperia smartphone during the Mobile World Congress 2016 dubbed as Xperia X. One of them sports the latest Snapdragon 820 chipset, thus making it a flagship contender. Let’s pit it against the newly announced Samsung Galaxy S7 and see how they fare against the other.
| Sony Xperia X Performance | Samsung Galaxy S7 |
|---|---|
| 5-inch Full HD Triluminos display @ 1920 x 1080 pixels, 441ppi | 5.1-inch Super AMOLED Quad-HD display @ 2560 x 1440 pixels, 576ppi |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad-core CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 quad-core CPU / Samsung Exynos 8890 octa-core CPU |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T880 GPU / Adreno 530 GPU |
| 3GB RAM | 4GB RAM |
| 32GB internal storage | 32GB, 64GB internal storage |
| Expandable via microSD, up to 200GB | Expandable via microSD, up to 200GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| 23MP PDAF rear camera w/ LED flash, f/2.0 | 12MP Dual Pixel rear camera w/ LED flash, f/1.7 aperture |
| 13MP front camera, f/2.0 | 5MP front camera, f/1.7 |
| Dual-SIM | Dual SIM, dual LTE hybrid (2nd SIM tray is for microSD) |
| 4G LTE | 4G LTE |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | WiFi 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, apt-X | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| NFC | NFC |
| GPS w/ A-GPS | GPS w/ A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Fingerprint scanner | Fingerprint scanner |
| IP68-certified | IP68-certified |
| N/A | Fast wireless charging, Heart rate sensor |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 6.0 Marshmallow with TouchWiz |
| 2,700mAh battery | 3,000mAh non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| 144.8 x 71.1 x 7.6 mm | 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm |
| 165 g | 152 g |
Summary of advantages
Sony Xperia X Performance:
Samsung Galaxy S7:
Seems like the Galaxy S7 outshines the Xperia X Performance in a lot of aspects. But with the lower resolution display, the Xperia X Performance can benefit in terms of power since it has fewer pixels to power. Also, we’re expecting a lot from the 23-megapixel sensor of Sony that’s been performing well with other Xperia devices.
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Rain says:
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Given that the S7 only has a 1/2.5″ sensor (Sony IMX260) and the X Performance has a 1/2.3″ sensor, the bigger sensor area of the X Performance compensates the loss of light due to a smaller aperture. So in terms of gathering light, they have practically the same capacity.