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Samsung Galaxy S3 Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.1Android 4.2Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.0 GHz1.7 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-coreDual-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930ABQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelARM Mali-400ARM Mali-400 MP1Qualcomm Adreno 305Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
1 GB1.5GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in4.0 in4.3 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px960 x 540 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density306.0 ppi233.0 ppi256.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnononono
Scratch resistant displayyesnonoyes
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.6 f2.0 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
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
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx0.3 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.2 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB32GB64GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • 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 resistantnononoyes
Shock resistantnononono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.38 in4.78 in4.91 in5.0 in
Width2.78 in2.48 in2.41 in2.56 in
Depth0.34 in0.39 in0.35 in0.34 in
Weight4.69 oz3.95 oz3.77 oz4.55 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Thermometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Other features

FM radioyesyesyesyes
IRyes
N/A
yesyes
FM Transmitter
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Built-in stereo speakers
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
  • no
  • yes
no
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMini-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
SBCSBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.02.02.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLNo
  • MHL
  • No
MHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 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
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASS
  • 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
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
no
  • no
  • yes
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesno
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2000.0 mAh1900.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h450.0 h300.0 h880.0 h
Talk time22.0 h14.0 h12.0 h12.0 h
Fast chargingnononoyes
Wireless charging nononono
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

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