Phone Comparison - Sharp Aquos R Compact vs Sony Xperia XZ3 vs Sony Xperia 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Sharp Sony Sony
Announced October 2017 August 2018 October 2019
Status Coming Soon - October 2017 Available - October 2018 Coming Soon - October 2019
Colors White, Black, Yellow, Purple Black, Silver White, Forest Green, Bordeaux Red Gray, Black, Orange, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132 x 66 x 9.6 mm
(5.2 x 2.6 x 0.38 in)
158 x 73 x 9.9 mm
(6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 in)
158 x 69 x 8.1 mm
(6.22 x 2.72 x 0.32 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - I3113, I4113, I4193
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - I3123
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600) - I3113, I4113
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Dust and water resistant (IP6X and IPX5/ IPX8)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED No Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Quad 2.2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPU, Qualcomm MSM8956 Plus Snapdragon 660 Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
GPU Adreno 512 Adreno 630 Adreno 508
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IGZO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Full HD+ 21:9 aspect ratio wide IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.9 inches 6.0 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2032 pixels (470 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (537 ppi) 1080 x 2560 pixels (463 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 73.57% 80.44% 76.32%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio FM radio No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16.4 MP 19 MP 12 MP + 8 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detect Autofocus, Contrast based Autofocus, f/2.0 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR 19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF
Panorama, HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 1.25µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, 53mm (telephoto), 1/4", 1.12µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 13 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3", 1.12µm
HDR, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm,
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat12 600/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM (Taiwan only) 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 2500 mAh 3300 mAh 2760 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -