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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
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  • Released 2014, September
    129g, 8.6mm thickness
    Android 4.4.4, up to 6.0
    16GB storage, microSDXC
  • 0.2% 14,869,520 hits
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  • 4.6"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 20MP
    2160p
  • 2GB RAM
    Snapdragon 801
  • 2600mAh
    18W
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Also known as Sony D5803, D5833

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20 - D5803
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40 - D5833
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch Announced 2014, September. Released 2014, September
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm (5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, plastic frame
SIM Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display Type IPS LCD
Size 4.6 inches, 58.3 cm2 (~70.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~319 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass
 Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330
Memory Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera Single 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.12µm, AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps,1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Selfie camera Single 2.2 MP, f/2.8
Video 1080p@30fps
Sound Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG, magnetic connector
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
Battery Type Li-Ion 2600 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, QC2
Stand-by Up to 880 h (2G) / Up to 920 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 110 h
Misc Colors Black, White, Green, Orange
Models D5803, D5833, SO-02G
SAR 0.95 W/kg (head)     1.10 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.69 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
Price About 300 EUR
Tests Performance Basemark X: 12080
Display Contrast ratio: 942:1 (nominal), 2.616 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -85.2dB / Crosstalk -85.3dB
Battery (old)
Endurance rating 101h

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  • 14 Nov 2024

the phone looked good and went on to buy it, only to discover that it does not have a new software on the sony companion and it went off just like that

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  • nya
  • 07 Oct 2024

This phone was probably my biggest mistake, coming from S3 I thought big screens were scary so didn't want to get S5. Went the Sony route. Phone had measly storage (SD card mitigated that issue, also apps were smaller back then!), and horrendous...

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  • 27 Jul 2023

It says that the structure is plastic and glass.

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