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so this is the sony xperia XE 2 compact it's basically an expiry to but in a smaller form factor so there are a lot of similarities but there are some notable differences as well and because of that I figured the easiest way to approach this review is to break it down by similarities and differences so let's go ahead and do that let's start with these similarities first because I figured it'd be easiest to get those out of the way so for the most part these specs are exactly identical to the regular xperia x ii ii it has a snapdragon 845 processor inside and four gigabytes of ram so you're not losing anything on the performance side it's a very fast phone its quick to launch applications quit to multitask and it also plays all the graphically demanding games extremely well so there's no issues with performance on this phone at all other specifications are exactly the same as well it's IP 68 certified against water and dust it has a micro SD card slot for extra storage and it also has the fingerprint sensor which is now on the back and I personally like rear-facing fingerprint sensors but I actually kind of find this one to be a little bit too low I kind of bend my finger down a little bit lower than what is comfortable so I kind of wish it was a little bit higher but as far as the rear facing I don't mind it at all and it actually works extremely well it's very fast to unlock very accurate as well and yes of course it does work in the u.s. this time unfortunately there's no headphone jack but the regular xperia x ii ii didn't have a headphone jack either so it's not really all that surprising with the xperia x ii ii compact you also have the same software and the same camera setup but let's start with the software first it's running android 8.0 oreo out of the box and it's a pretty close to stock Android experience sony has always done a really nice job of just letting Android be Android but you do have the usual Sony customizations like PlayStation integration and the exterior lounge and there are some pre-installed bloatware apps like Amazon and AVG protection but that's pretty much it as far as bloatware is concerned otherwise it's a really clean and simple Android experience and that's something I really appreciate about Sony software now as far as the cameras are concerned you have a 5 megapixel camera on the front which is okay for selfies but it's definitely not the best on the rear you have a 19 megapixel of motion eye sensor with f 2.0 aperture and electronic image stabilization no optical image stabilization unfortunately but it actually does decently well in low light without it photos are still very well detailed with nice colors and very little noise it also performs very well in daylight or well lit conditions there's plenty of detail really vibrant colors but not overly saturated where it looks unnatural and dynamic range is actually pretty good it's one of the better smartphone cameras that Sony has had in a long time I know Sony historically doesn't really have great smartphone cameras but I would say the Xperia XE 2 compact is the exception here the only thing I think Sony could really improve on is their camera software it just feels a little bit outdated it's the same exact camera app that Sonia has been using for the past several generations and little things like HDR mode is still really difficult to get to you have to dig through manual mode in order to get to it and that just feels really cumbersome and silly in an era where HDR auto is a thing on smartphones ok so I think we've gotten all these similarities out of the way let's talk about what's different first off is the design so overall it has the same exact shape the same rounded corners and the same curved back as the regular Xperia XE 2 but the main difference here is that it uses a plastic back instead of a glass back and I personally don't mind the plastic back it has this really nice unique frosted look to it and the benefit here is that it doesn't attract finger prints like the glass back of the Xperia XE 2 but the build quality is still pretty good even though it uses plastic it still has a metal frame that wraps around the sides that feels very solid so I don't really mind this look at all I think it's really nice even if it isn't quite as elegant feeling as the Xperia XE to the second big difference is the display because this is a smaller phone you're getting a smaller screen so it's a 5-inch screen instead of the 5.7 inch display that's on the Xperia XE 2 but otherwise it's exactly the same it's an IPS LCD with Sony's triluminos technology and it even keeps the same 1080p resolution this time around which wasn't always the case with previous compact phones so it's pretty nice that you're getting the same exact resolution if you decide to go with the smaller version a smaller phone also means a smaller battery the Xperia XE to compact doesn't have the largest battery in the world it's only two thousand eight hundred and seventy milliamp hours which by today's standards is considered to be pretty tiny but battery life on the Xperia S II do compact is actually pretty good I get a consistent five plus hours of screen on time which is pretty impressive for a battery of this size and I usually end the day with around 20 percent battery life left and I've never had a charges phone midway through the day so I've actually been pleasantly surprised by how well this phone lasts in terms of battery life the only other notable difference is that the XE to compact doesn't have the same dynamic vibration motor as the regular XE too and this is supposed to be like dual shock except for your smart phone where it'll vibrate when you're listening to music watching a movie or playing a game and it's a neat feature but it's definitely a little bit gimmicky so I don't think very many people are gonna mind that this version of phone doesn't have it I think the biggest problem that a lot of people gonna have with this phone is that it's not exactly cheap it's $600 here in the US and unless you really value that small and compact form factor it's not the best option out there the one plus six for example has a larger screen a much more modern design dual cameras and slightly better specs at a lower price tag the Sony Xperia execute compact is a really good smart phone for Sony but it's definitely not the best deal so that pretty much wraps up this review of the Sony Xperia XE to compact hopefully you guys enjoyed it if you did please give it a thumbs up down below we definitely appreciate it subscribe to the channel which is also down below if you haven't already hit that notification bell so you don't miss out on future videos and of course check us out on social media instagram twitter snapchat google+ all that good stuff is linked down below and check the website as well and rathore e-comm because we are your source for all things Android