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Sony Xperia Z3

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Sony Xperia Z3

Apple iPhone 6s

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6616 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D6653 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20 - D6603 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29 - A1688
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 - D6643 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1687
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40 - D6653
  2, 4, 12 - D6616
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, September 03. Released 2014, November 06 2015, September 09. Released 2015, September 25
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in) 138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD, 500 nits
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~70.9% screen-to-body ratio) 4.7 inches, 60.9 cm2 (~65.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density) 750 x 1334 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating
 Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
3D Touch
Platform
OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) iOS 9, upgradable to iOS 15.8.1
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) Apple A9 (14/16 nm - maker dependant)
CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
Internal 16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.12µm, AF 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2.2 MP, f/2.8 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Comms
WLAN 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, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes (Apple Pay only)
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS No
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), OTG, magnetic connector Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
 ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3100 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 1715 mAh, non-removable (6.91 Wh)
Charging 18W wired, QC2 (Japan)
Stand-by Up to 890 h (2G) / Up to 740 h (3G) Up to 240 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G) Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 130 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Green, Purple Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
SAR 0.80 W/kg (head)     1.44 W/kg (body)     1.14 W/kg (head)     1.14 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.62 W/kg (head)     0.65 W/kg (body)     0.87 W/kg (head)     0.98 W/kg (body)    
Models D6603, D6653, D6616, D6643, SO-01G, SOL26, D6646 A1633, A1688, A1691, A1700, iPhone8,1
Price About 180 EUR About 230 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 12637 Basemark OS II 2.0: 2195
Display Contrast ratio: 1333:1 (nominal), 2.618 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1481 (nominal), 3.783 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 69dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 67dB Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 65dB
Audio quality Noise -86.4dB / Crosstalk -86.6dB Noise -93.8dB / Crosstalk -73.2dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 85h Endurance rating 62h

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