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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs Asus Zenfone 8

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Asus
Announced
September 2014 2021, May 12
Status
Available - September 2014 Available. Released 2021, May 13
Colors
Black, White, Green, Orange Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm
(5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in)
148 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
Weight
129 g (4.55 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type
- Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE
5G Network
- SA/NSA
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
IP68 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - Fingerprint Sensor

Display

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1100 nits (peak)
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.6 inches [Similar] 5.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 2400 pixels (446 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
70.72% 82.92%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android 11
User Interface
- ZenUI 8
Processor
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar] Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 660 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 16 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 256 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Camera

Rear Camera
20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar] 64 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
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 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚, 14mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@480fps; gyro-EIS, HDR
Front Camera
2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.5, 28mm (standard), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA)
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host USB Type-C
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser
HTML5 Yes

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Reverse charging
Capacity
2600 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by
Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
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Talk Time
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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