Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z3 vs Sony Xperia 5 III vs Sony Xperia 10 IV

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced September 2014 April 2021 May 2022
Status Available - September 2014 Coming Soon - Q2 2021 Coming Soon - June 2022
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Green Black, Green, Pink Black, White, Mint, Lavender
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
157 x 68 x 8.2 mm
(6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 in)
153 x 67 x 8.3 mm
(6.02 x 2.64 x 0.33 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 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 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603
LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653
LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android 11 Android 12
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680), Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 660 Adreno 619
RAM 3 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR BT.2020
120Hz Refresh rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M colors 1B colors 1B Colors
Size 5.2 inches 6.1 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2520 pixels (449 ppi) 1080 x 2520 pixels (457 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.79% 81.58% 82.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS No FM radio (region dependent)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0.3 MP 12 MP + 8 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama 12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.3, 70mm (telephoto), f/2.8, 105mm (telephoto), 1/2.9", Dual Pixel PDAF, 3x/4.4x optical zoom, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.6", Dual Pixel PDAF
0.3 MP TOF 3D, (depth)
Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, panorama, HDR, eye tracking
12 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", PDAF, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0"
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0"
HDR
1080p@30fps [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP 5.2, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, 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, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output USB Type-C 3.1; USB On-The-Go, video output
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor 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-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 30W
Quick Charge
USB Power Delivery
Capacity 3100 mAh 4500 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
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