Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Duos vs HTC One M8s

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung HTC
Announced September 2014 October 2014 April 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - - Rs. 20,499 ($301.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Green, Orange Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm
(5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
146.4 x 70.6 x 9.6 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.38 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010 - SIM 1
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA, Asia
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - T-Mobile
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 7) - SIM 1 LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features IP68 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 1 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 420 Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 5.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.72% 74.32% 66.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No Stereo 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 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash optical image stabil Dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto-focus, OIS, Automatic Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization, dual-video rec. 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1440p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [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 HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 (MHL 3), USB Host, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 3000 mAh 2840 mAh
Stand by Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
Up to 381 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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