Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z3 vs Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact vs Sony Xperia 1

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Sony
Announced September 2014 August 2017 February 2019
Status Available - September 2014 Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - September 2019
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Green Black, Snow Silver, Horizon Blue, Twilight Pink Black, Gray, Purple, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
129 x 64 x 9.3 mm
(5.08 x 2.52 x 0.37 in)
167 x 72 x 8.2 mm
(6.57 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM Type - 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 - 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 - F8341, F8342 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 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 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 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), 46, 66(1700/2100)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Fingerprint Sensor(side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
24-bit/192kHz audio
Dynamic vibration system
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Dolby Atmos sound
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 540 Adreno 640
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32 GB 128 GB
External Memory 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
microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch Resistant Glass, Trilumious Display 4K HDR OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
21:9 CinemaWide display
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 (Front/back)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 4.6 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 1644 x 3840 pixels (643 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.79% 70.77% 81.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 19 MP 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 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 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 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/2.6", 1.4µm, predictive Dual Pixel PDAF, 5-axis OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, predictive PDAF, 2x optical zoom, 5-axis OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm
Panorama, HDR, Eye Tracking
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 2160p@24/30fps HDR, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps
Front Camera 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR, 1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar]

connectivity 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 (4CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat19 1600/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage 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
microSD, up to 1 TB (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
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 present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion mAh battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Capacity 3100 mAh 2700 mAh 3330 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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