Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Announced | |
| September 2014 | September 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2014 | Available - September 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink | Black, White, Green, Orange |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in) |
127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm (5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | |
| 176 g (6.21 oz) | 129 g (4.55 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 | LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | IP68 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.7 inches [Similar] | 4.6 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) [Similar] | 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 74.32% | 70.72% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
|
Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S) Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S) Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C) [Similar] |
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 420 (SM-N910S) Mali-T760 (SM-N910C) [Similar] |
Adreno 330 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar] | 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR | Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 107 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 296 kbps |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.0, A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host | microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3220 mAh | 2600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 880 h (2G) Up to 920 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 12 h (2G) Up to 14 h (3G) |