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Samsung Galaxy S2 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.1Android 4.1Android 4.2Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.2 GHz1.0 GHz1.7 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreDual-coreDual-coreQuad-core
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP1Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory1 GB1 GB1.5GB2 GB
CPU model
N/A
ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3

Display

Screen size4.3 in4.0 in4.3 in4.6 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution800 x 480 px800 x 480 px960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density217.0 ppi233.0 ppi256.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Touchscreen
N/A
yesyesyes
Dual screen support
N/A
nonono
Scratch resistant display
N/A
nonoyes
HDR
N/A
nonono

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.6 f2.0 f2.0 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/3.2"1/2.3"
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx0.3 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.2 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB64GB256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Orange
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Green
  • Red
  • White
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
nonoyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height4.93 in4.78 in4.91 in5.0 in
Width2.6 in2.48 in2.41 in2.56 in
Depth0.33 in0.39 in0.35 in0.34 in
Weight4.09 oz3.95 oz3.77 oz4.55 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Barometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.04.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
Video output
N/A
No
  • MHL
  • No
MHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • S-GPS
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesno
  • no
  • yes
yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1650.0 mAh2000.0 mAh1900.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time710.0 h450.0 h300.0 h880.0 h
Talk time18.0 h14.0 h12.0 h12.0 h
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyesno
Fast charging
N/A
nonoyes
Wireless charging
N/A
nonono
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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