Posted by emerson_shei
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Key Features:
- 3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
- 4G Network: LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
- Nano SIM
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Dual Band, DLNA, Wi - Fi Direct/HotSpot, Bluetooth v4.0 With A2DP, MicroUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host, USB OTG And NFC
- GPS With A-GPS Support And GLONASS
- Dimensions: 127.3 x 64.9 x 8.64 mm
- Weight: 129 Grams.
- Display 4,6" IPS LCD HD (~319 Ppi Pixel Density) With Triluminos Display And X-Reality Engine
- 16 GigaBytes Memory Internal
- Expansive Memory Up To 128 Gigabytes
- 2 GigaBytes Ram (1.762 GigaBytes After The System Boot)
- CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8975AC Quad Core Krait 400 2.46 Ghz (SemiConductor Technology 28 nm HPM HK-MG)
- GPU Adreno 330 (Quad - Core Graphics @578 MHz)
- Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) With Sony UI
- Office Document Viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint And Reader PDF)
- Camera 20.7 MP With Led Flash
- CamCorder UltraHD 2160p @30 FPS
- 2.2 MP Front Facing Camera For Video Chat And CamCorder FullHD 1080p @30 FPS (Stereo Sound Rec)
- Waterproof (IPX5 And IPX8)
- Dust Tight (IP6X)
- FM Radio With RDS
- Active Noise Cancellation With Dedicated Mic
- PlayStation® Certified
- PS4™ Remote Play
- Sony 3D Surround Sound Technology (VPT)
- Standard Battery Li-Ion 2600 mAh (Non-Removable)
- Available In Black, White, Green And Orange Colors
Technichal Specifications Photographic Z3 Compact:
* Lens: Sony G (25mm in 35mm equiv.)
* F-Number: f/2.0
* Focal Length: 4.60mm
* Focus Range: 8 Cm - Infinity
* Iso Sensitivity: 50 - 12800
* Shutter Speed: Min - (0.8s) / Min - (1/10000s)
* Features Digital Camera: Auto - Focus, Touch - Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama And Geo - Tagging
* Image Sensor: CMOS BSI SONY EXMOR RS IMX220
* Format: 1/2.3"
* Surface: (6.17mm x 4.55mm)
* Flash: Pulsed Single Led (4rd Generation)
* Reach In Shooting Of Flash: Up To 3 Meters
* Pixel Size: 1.2 Microns
* Maximum Effective Pixels Resolution: 5248 x 3936 For 4:3
* Other Features: Image Stabiliser, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording
Technichal Specifications Digital Camcorder Z3 Compact:
* Maximum Resolution Digital Camcorder: ULTRAHD 2160p (3840 x 2160)
* Quantity Frames Per Second During Recording Of Video: 30 FPS
* Recording Codec Used To Do Video: MP4
* Video Bit Rate: 55.7 Mbps
* Iso Sensitivity: 50 - 2000
* Recording Audio Codec Used To Do Video: AAC Stereo
* Audio Bit Rate: 156 Kbps
* Audio Sampling Rate: 48.0 KHz
* Light Assist For The Record Video: Yes (Pulsed Single Led 4rd Generation)
* Features Digital Camcorder: Digital Video Stabilization And Continuous Autofocus
Technichal Specifications Front Digital Camera Z3 Compact:
* Construction Lens: 4 Elements Plastic
* F-Number: f/2.8
* Focal Length: 1.81mm
* Iso Sensitivity: 50 - 3200
* Shutter Speed: Max - (1/8s) / Min - (1/4000s)
* Sensor: CMOS BSI SONY EXMOR R IMX208
* Format: 1/5.8"
* Surface: (2.45 mm x 1.85 mm)
* Pixel Size: 1.4 Microns
* Maximum Effective Pixels Resolution: 1920 x 1080 For (16:9)
Below Some Synthetic Benchmarks:
QUADRANT
ANTUTU 5.6
GEEKBENCH 2
GEEKBENCH 3
SUNSPIDER 1.0.2
BROWSERMARK 2.1
GFXBENCH (MANHATTAN AND T-REX)
[ This Message was edited by: emerson_shei on 2015-09-15 09:00 ]
Posted by emerson_shei
Xperia™ Z3 Compact – Big On Style, Compact In Design
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxtiQVo09fY
Posted by Bonovox
[ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2014-10-10 02:55 ]
Posted by emerson_shei
Xperia™ Z3 Compact – Demand Great In a Waterproof* Compact Smartphone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTflOPSyWg0
Posted by emerson_shei
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Video Hands-On And Camera Samples
http://blog.gsmarena.com/sony-xperia-z3-compact-hands/
Posted by Bonovox
[ This Message was edited by: Bonovox on 2014-10-10 02:55 ]
Posted by XperiaJunkie
@bono the Z3C is no bigger than the Z1C which was only a hairs width of an iPhone 5s, Sony have done a great job in cutting some of the fat as the screen to body ratio has went up from approx 61% to over 70% although not the best by any means it's a step forward in Sony reducing the size of the bezels.
Posted by emerson_shei
Xperia™ Z3 Series – Beautifully Crafted, Precision-Engineered Mobile Technology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6luDEcLSmwc
Posted by emerson_shei
The Xperia Z3 Compact Is Sony's True New Flagship Phone
www.theverge.com/2014/9/3/609[....]-sonys-true-new-flagship-phone
Posted by xell
Best day ever.
Posted by emerson_shei
Sony's Xperia Z3 Compact Represents What All 'Mini' Phones Should Be Like
http://www.engadget.com/2014/[....]ny-xperia-z3-compact-hands-on/
Posted by SirRobin
Any idea what material the frame is? Let´s hope it isn´t plastic...
Posted by zxcorr
Looks like the frame is plastic. I hope the front and back panels are glass this time.
So... No optical stabilization?
Posted by emerson_shei
First Look By Mobile-Review
http://mobile-review.com/articles/2014/ifa-sony-z3-compact.shtml
Posted by zxcorr
They're back to using the Z's tiny notification LED on this one.
I really liked Z1C's notification LED... Why did they change it...
Posted by emerson_shei
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Lands As a Little Phone With Big Abilities
http://techaz.co/sony-xperia-[....]with-big-abilities-a19309.html
Posted by xell
Z3c vs iPhone 5s size. https://twitter.com/aeqx/status/507442643069321216
Posted by itsjustJOH
On 2014-09-03 23:33:49, SirRobin wrote:
Any idea what material the frame is? Let´s hope it isn´t plastic...
Transluscent plastic.
Posted by Tsepz_GP
I like it, this is an area Sony is doing a great job in, I just hope they learnt their lesson from the Z1C and promote the hell out the Z3C.
The mix of Snapdragon 801 AC, 2600mAh battery and a HD720P screen should make this thing beastly as hell
Posted by Bonovox
But no more shatter proof sheets??
Posted by miromiromi
from gsmarena:
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the rescaling wasn't even necessary. what is shown in z3 photos are expectedly smaller than those of s5's because z3 has a wider field of view. it's unfair to downscale the s5 photos to match the size of objects in the z3 photos as the downscaling makes the photo sharper.
[ This Message was edited by: miromiromi on 2014-09-04 18:31 ]
Posted by itsjustJOH
On 2014-09-04 19:04:10, Bonovox wrote:
But no more shatter proof sheets??
They had ditched those piece of sheets since Z2.
Posted by aussieland1
On 2014-09-04 12:02:41, Tsepz_GP wrote:
I like it, this is an area Sony is doing a great job in, I just hope they learnt their lesson from the Z1C and promote the hell out the Z3C.
The mix of Snapdragon 801 AC, 2600mAh battery and a HD720P screen should make this thing beastly as hell
I like it too. For people that prefer smaller phones this is definitely the phone to get. I also hope Sony will promote it well- thus thing deserves to sell
Posted by emerson_shei
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact - Quick Look
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhiLXucb5zc
Posted by Bonovox
Clove website have dropped their pre order price to £348 according to Xperia Blog
Posted by zxcorr
I just preordered it...
Posted by itsjustJOH
On 2014-09-12 03:02:00, Bonovox wrote:
Clove website have dropped their pre order price to £348 according to Xperia Blog
Very good, impressive pricing, just like the Z1 Compact.
Posted by emerson_shei
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Preview IFA Videorama
https://www.youtube.com/watch[....]&list=UUYkoAtIMi6oFG_8SO5YrauQ
Posted by emerson_shei
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Review: Not Your Usual Suspect
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_z3_compact-review-1135.php
Posted by itsjustJOH
ORGASMIC
Posted by randomuser
While the battery life results are great, camera and display seem to be quite disappointing
GSMArena says even the Galaxy Alpha takes better stills and video 
Posted by itsjustJOH
On 2014-09-12 18:53:39, randomuser wrote:
While the battery life results are great, camera and display seem to be quite disappointing
GSMArena says even the Galaxy Alpha takes better stills and video
I think you noticed the lower contrast ratio? It got brighter, but the black levels did suffer. Everything else were good, better even like the sunlight contrast ratio. Gotta wait for PA for their additional display tests.
Posted by randomuser
Doesn't matter how high the brightness is, contrast ratio is what matters overall. Sure it would be more legible in bright sunlight, but it does lose overall quality. The contrast ratio is lower than Z1 Compact and significantly lower than Z1.
Things are turning out to be the same all over again
Posted by itsjustJOH
^Wel, they did not say anything bad about what they saw. And I don't think that it majorly impairs the overall quality. With everything else brighter, I don't think the grayer blacks would be noticeable.
As for the camera, it did improve, but still a wee behind.
Posted by ascariss
Sony's achilles heal on the the z1-z3 seems to be noise, still evident in some photos. The pretty shitty part is the panorama mode, so poor it hurts, using Google's camera, I can get amazing panoramas with much much higher quality. Shame, guess sony still need to fix this.
there is also a 12800 image, which tells me nothing, since I have no idea how the original lighting looks like.
If you compare the z2 and z3c, there is quite an improvement in image quality, bringing up a question, is this improvement due to new software/algorithm or a modified sensor?
http://www.gsmarena.com/piccm[....]=2&idPhone1=6538&idPhone2=6144
Posted by admad
At last Sony fixed their camera issues, look at the difference in quality, it's just miles away, with same sensor... It's a win and shame for Sony at the same time. Win because finally they provide quality, and shame because they do it so late, and with the same sensor, which brings questions, why such a big difference? Same goes for video. And yes, it's time for me to say it, Z3C camera quality is very good, might be even the best among android. I'm impressed.
[ This Message was edited by: admad on 2014-09-12 18:44 ]
Posted by miromiromi
funny how the display stats of the z1c and z3c don't reflect in the photos.
everywhere, the z3c display appears to be the significantly better display.
i'm happy enough with the camera. the hardware aspect seems good enough. if we want a different way of processing images, we can use other camera software.
the z3c for me is practically the best smartphone this year.
and we need to highlight its relatively low PRICE
Posted by motvikt
XZ3c looks awesome, will buy it for sure. Can't find a single bad thing.
Posted by rss_ndrsn
I dont think the gsmarena's display test is accurate. According to the brazilian youtube review i have watched, z3 compact's display brigthness only maxes outs up to 549 cd (~590 for z3) which is inline with 600cd that Sony promised. Ill take their display test with a pinch of salt.
Posted by McKinley
The image quality is definitely on par with the best there is.
Posted by RandomCarpet
The 20.7MP sensor might be the same, but it seems they have changed the (G) lens in front of it.
As a result - the softness at the corners is significantly reduced.
Posted by Bonovox
The manual mode photos on GSM Arena look dreadful
Posted by zooz
Superior Auto looks pretty OK. Manual OK. HDR is awful.
Sony can never get the HDR correct (plus it shouldn't be hidden in the menu).
Do you think the Android L update will improve it?
Posted by McKinley
On 2014-09-12 22:10:15, Bonovox wrote:
The manual mode photos on GSM Arena look dreadful
But then, so does everything else made by Sony.
You sound like a broken record.
Posted by Bonovox
On 2014-09-12 22:54:22, McKinley wrote:
On 2014-09-12 22:10:15, Bonovox wrote:
The manual mode photos on GSM Arena look dreadful
But then, so does everything else made by Sony.
You sound like a broken record.
That broken record is playing a good tune
Posted by miromiromi
and then gsmarena took out the antutu score from their review.
looks like some folks don't really want to see a sony device winning over a samsung. maybe gsmarena is still redoing the test to achieve a lower score and post it with the claim that there was something wrong in the initial test.
or is something wrong with my browser? i can't see the antutu score there anymore.
i don't really understand gsmarena's bias against sony these days. when describing the camera performance of the likes of LG, they can use the words "excellent" and "one of the best" and other superb adjectives. with the z3, they settle to simply describing certain points of the camera's performance and say "OK" for the conclusion. if you compare the z3 and lg shots, it's difficult to understand how the z3 can't deserve the "excellent" description.
@McKinley, please ignore that negative entity.
it thrives on attention. when it was ignored a few posts back, he just left.
[ This Message was edited by: miromiromi on 2014-09-14 10:00 ]
Posted by miromiromi
On 2014-09-12 19:09:25, randomuser wrote:
Doesn't matter how high the brightness is, contrast ratio is what matters overall. Sure it would be more legible in bright sunlight, but it does lose overall quality. The contrast ratio is lower than Z1 Compact and significantly lower than Z1.
Things are turning out to be the same all over again
sony says that they have this new tech that automatically adjusts contrast under bright light to make the display more legible. we really need to have that tested.
[ This Message was edited by: miromiromi on 2014-09-13 06:19 ]
Posted by Hilmawan
@miromiromi
Hahaha ... I've just realized that Antutu benchmark results has been missing from their review.
Maybe they will also replace the Z3C photo samples with the worst photos that they can produce. So that people like you, can't complain about their biased reviews.
I also wonder why some people really like talk s**t about Sony phones. But at the same time they don't do the same thing to other phones.
For example, I have never seen bonovox bashing the S5 because the crappy low light performance or because the video looks like an earthquake when you're moving around.
[ This Message was edited by: Hilmawan on 2014-09-13 07:53 ]
Posted by argiriano
On 2014-09-12 19:09:25, randomuser wrote:
Doesn't matter how high the brightness is, contrast ratio is what matters overall. Sure it would be more legible in bright sunlight, but it does lose overall quality. The contrast ratio is lower than Z1 Compact and significantly lower than Z1.
Things are turning out to be the same all over again
I dissagree!
Z1C have overblown contrast which result in lost details from midtones to shadows which is not good.
Z3C have superior display than Z1c by a mile and it`s contrast ratio is in the very good range don`t be mistaken by the numbers alone. Having more vivid colors, greater viewing angles and sunlight visibility, higher luminance not to mention unparaleled power comsumption is noting but awesome.
I don`t think this is bad contrast at all.
I didn`t think I would be tempted to switch from Z1C because I don`t like missing metal frame on Z3C but with those specs, battery life and the price which is 150GBP less than Galaxy Alpha and maybe 300 less than iPhone 6... here we go Z3C - you are mine!
Posted by itsjustJOH
There's probably something wrong with the Antutu benchmark, as Z1 Compact users also report about 43-44K scores.