Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs Samsung Z3 vs Sony Xperia XZ1

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Sony
Announced January 2014 October 2015 August 2017
Status Available - January 2014 Available - October 2015 Coming Soon - September 2017
Price - Rs. 5,944 ($87.41) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, Silver, Gold Black, Warm Silver, Venus Pink, Moonlit Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127 x 64.9 x 9.4 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
141.6 x 70 x 7.9 mm
(5.57 x 2.76 x 0.31 in)
148 x 73.4 x 7.4 mm
(5.83 x 2.89 x 0.29 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8341, F8342
4G Network LTE - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - F8341, F8342
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Shatter Proof and Scratch-Resistant Glass
- - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED - No Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Tizen OS, v2.4 Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Spreadtrum SC8830 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-400 MP Adreno 540
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display for Mobile with X-Reality™ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch Resistant Glass, HDR10 Compliant, Triluminous Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.68% 69.40% 68.50%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 19 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging, Face Detection Predictive Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, EIS (gyro), 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 13 MP, 1080p, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single SIM
microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion mAh battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2600 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h - -
Talk Time Up to 18 h - -