Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs HTC Desire 820 vs Sony Xperia Z5

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC Sony
Announced September 2014 September 2014 September 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Coming Soon - September 2014 Available - October 2015
Price - - Rs. 38,499 ($566.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Green, Orange Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang White, Graphite Black, Gold, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm
(5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in)
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
HSDPA
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features IP68 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 405 Adreno 430
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 5.5 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.72% 67.20% 69.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 23 MP, 5520 х 4140 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5.1 MP, 1080p, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB
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
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 2600 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
Up to 424 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 22 h 24 min (3G) -