Sony Xperia Z3 Compact review: Not your usual suspect

12 September 2014
Of all the features that set smartphones apart, screen size is as close to a decider as they get. Counter to the trend of the last decade that saw cellphones become as small as technology allowed, the...

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  • AnonD-382894
  • 0Fm
  • 05 Apr 2015

So I bought a Z3C three weeks ago and had to return it because headphone jack broke. The phone excellent and I'm hesitant to buy it again because the same problem happened to my friend. Did anyone else have the same problem?

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    • AnonD-358158
    • KAe
    • 30 Jan 2015

    Having some problems with the camera, other than that every thing is great.

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      • Stan
      • tue
      • 25 Jan 2015

      AnonD-351782, 13 Jan 2015Iphone fans always hate android...iphone 6 sucks only impro... moreNO!! That's not the only improvement!! You forgot about the bezels.

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        • AnonD-351782
        • 3WP
        • 13 Jan 2015

        AnonD-252027, 03 Oct 2014Along with z3 is the worst phone Comparison Camera. ... moreIphone fans always hate android...iphone 6 sucks only improvmenz is bigger screen..

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          • AnonD-241589
          • J1B
          • 25 Dec 2014

          AnonD-252027, 03 Oct 2014Along with z3 is the worst phone Comparison Camera. ... moredidn't read ,LOL.

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            • DQ
            • 8BP
            • 25 Dec 2014

            ScreenOn, 19 Oct 2014Why there is no 50% brightness test with xperia phones? (i ... moreBecause Xperia devices use some kind of adaptive ambient light sensor which kicks in when the setting is below 100%. So when you select 50% brightness it will actually be "around" that value.

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              • Nagarjun reddy
              • KS6
              • 16 Dec 2014

              Beautiful phone is ever had, xperia z3 compact is very fast and defeated i phone, in terms of continuous burst mode Shots. And it basically releases huge speed.

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                • AnonD-341019
                • 61y
                • 14 Dec 2014

                The best

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                  • AnonD-241589
                  • J1B
                  • 10 Dec 2014

                  Anonymous, 08 Nov 2014Why does this phone still cost so much ?because it's awesome...

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                    • Rhett
                    • YgX
                    • 21 Nov 2014

                    AnonD-252027, 03 Oct 2014Along with z3 is the worst phone Comparison Camera. ... moreYou can adjust the screen calibration on the z3 screen...

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                      • Anonymous
                      • wg3
                      • 08 Nov 2014

                      Why does this phone still cost so much ?

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                        • Anna
                        • dU0
                        • 31 Oct 2014

                        AnonD-252027, 03 Oct 2014Along with z3 is the worst phone Comparison Camera. ... morewhat phone should I get if I want best camera?!

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                          • ScreenOn
                          • sjb
                          • 19 Oct 2014

                          Why there is no 50% brightness test with xperia phones? (i never got xperia series )

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                            • Anonymous
                            • kkx
                            • 15 Oct 2014

                            darkraver, 07 Oct 2014WP is going apple way... Too simplified an OS just to be r... moreActuaolly WP is what IOS dreams it could be....Aside from Apple already being a wannabe umbrella corp

                              jellybean, 03 Oct 2014Spot on. If Sony made a WP version of this, it would be perfect WP is going apple way...
                              Too simplified an OS just to be responsive...

                              I choose Sonys UI overall on all... fast, responsive, full of features, and with it all still best looking and very customizable

                              WP lacks much...
                              IOS is only an app drawer...
                              The closest to come to Sonys UI is Sense, it is a bit more responsive, but uglier...

                                AnonD-252027, 03 Oct 2014Along with z3 is the worst phone Comparison Camera. ... moreYour proofs are so ignorant it hurts... ;)

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                                  • jellybean
                                  • amu
                                  • 03 Oct 2014

                                  AnonD-70078, 24 Sep 2014Cant believe you charge your phone twice a day mate. That's... moreSpot on. If Sony made a WP version of this, it would be perfect

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                                    • AnonD-252027
                                    • Snu
                                    • 03 Oct 2014

                                    Along with z3 is the worst phone

                                    Comparison

                                    Camera.

                                    Z3 and z3 zompact make redness photos and videos (especially)

                                    Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Alpha have bad white balance (rosiness, blueness and oversatureted photos and videos, hdr mode remove rosiness and blueness)

                                    g3 make blueness photos and videos

                                    Note 4 have two bathes with different cameras, first with isocell (rosiness, blueness and oversatureted), second with sony camera (yellownes)

                                    iPhone 6 sometimes makes it a bit yellowish photo and video, iphone 6 plus and 5s even worse

                                    Display.

                                    Z3 and Z3 compact have worst display.
                                    10K Temperature (12K hi-tech mail) instead of 6500k
                                    Bad gamut accuracy
                                    Bad Delta E
                                    Delta E grayscale 8.96 (need 2 and lower)
                                    Delta E rgbcmy 6.03 (7,91 hi-tech mail) (need much lower)
                                    Z3 display much worse than Z2 display (becuase z2 have better calibratuon) and galaxy s4

                                    G3 also bad but much better than sony
                                    It have oversaturated and oversharped (halo effect) display with bad contrast

                                    M8 have good display but the calibration is slightly worse than iphone 6

                                    S5 have bad calibration (but better than sony), but also have no blur in 60fps video and menu, better viewing angles, better contrast, better black color than iphone 6.
                                    But it also have 240ghz flickering

                                    Note4 have very good calibtration and no blur in 60fps video and menu, better viewing angles, better contrast, better black color than iphone 6.
                                    But it also have 240ghz flickering

                                    Sound in headphones.

                                    Stereo Crosstalk (higher is better)
                                    htc one mini 2 -90.1
                                    htc one (m8) -79.7
                                    g3 -78.5
                                    iphone 5s -76.1
                                    alpha -65.6
                                    iphone 6 -65.1
                                    S5 -61.9
                                    iphone 5c -61.7
                                    z3 -50.8
                                    xiaomi mi4 -49.7
                                    z3 compact -45.1
                                    xiomi mi 3 -44.2

                                    Dynamic range (higher is better)
                                    htc one m8 93.9
                                    htc one mini 2 93.8
                                    iphone 6 93.8
                                    iphone 5c 93.7
                                    iphone 5s 93.7
                                    g3 93.3
                                    s5 93.3
                                    alpha 92.7
                                    xiaomi mi 3 89.6
                                    xiaomi mi 4 89.4
                                    z3 85.7
                                    z3 compact 85.4

                                    Noise level (higher is better)
                                    s5 -96.3
                                    alpha -95.7
                                    htc one mini 2 -94.9
                                    htc one m8 -94.9
                                    iphone 6 -94.0
                                    lg g3 -93.7
                                    iphone 5c -93.7
                                    iphone 5s -93.4
                                    xiaomi mi4 -91.6
                                    xiomi mi3 -91.5
                                    z3 -85.7
                                    z3 compact -85.4

                                    I have a lot of proofs but they were not allowed

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                                      • AnonD-112130
                                      • mx}
                                      • 02 Oct 2014

                                      AnonD-145833, 02 Oct 2014you're correct, it is 720p.. That is testament to how good ... morescreen is great

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                                        • AnonD-145833
                                        • S6$
                                        • 02 Oct 2014

                                        AnonD-312045, 25 Sep 2014xperia t was 720p, too, mate. i'm still using mine, but ... moreyou're correct, it is 720p.. That is testament to how good the screen was that I thought it was 1080p.

                                        If you want Xperia T dimensions then the compact is the one.