Smartphone Sony Xperia Z3 Compact: characteristics and features.

Setting up Detailed testing of the new mini-version of the flagship from the line Sony smartphones

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The Z3 was presented at the start of the fall at the global exhibition IFA 2014. In addition, it includes three main top-end devices: the flagship Sony Xperia Z3, a compact version of the Xperia Z3 Compact, and a new eight-inch tablet called Sony Z3 Tablet.

Well, before the flagship device of the new line, the flagship Z3, we have already published a review of it. Now it’s time to look at all the details of this miniature version, which was presented simultaneously with the flagship at the time of the exhibition in Berlin. The connection with this varto immediately means two points. First of all, the “miniature” Z3 Compact can only be called due to its linear and positional status, established by the creators for this model to upgrade it to a flagship one. The device has dropped the prefix “Compact” from its name, but this does not at all mean that the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact smartphone is small.

Despite the size and flatter screen (4.6″), it’s a very large smartphone, although you can’t get it up to the “shovel phones”.

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• SoC Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AC), 2.5 GHz, 4 cores
• GPU Adreno 330
• Operation Android system 4.4.4 KitKat
• Touchscreen IPS display, 4.6″, 1280×720, Triluminos
• RAM(RAM) 2 GB, internal memory 16 GB
• MicroSD card slot up to 128 GB (SDXC)
• Protective equipment for IP 65/68 standard
• GSM call GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• Call 3G UMTS HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz
• LTE Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20 (2600/800 FDD is available in the Russian Federation)
• Bluetooth 4.0, NFC
• Support DLNA, MHL 3.0, OTG, Media Go, MTP, Miracast
• Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5 GHz), point Wi-Fi access
• GPS/Glonass
• Exmor RS 20.7 MP camera, autofocus, LED-bed, 4K video
• Front camera 2.2 MP
• Unknown battery 2600 mA year
• Dimensions 127×65×8.6 mm
• Masa 129 g

Contents of delivery

The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact smartphone comes in a simple package that has already become a classic for other mobile products Sony lines a flat or square box made of thin unvarnished cardboard with a cardboard tray and three different-sized sections in the middle, separated by thin partitions.

The contents of the smartphone are quite modest: the box can be found even more compact charger so lucky Micro-USB cable, nothing more. Sony headphones It decided not to invest any more in the set of its flagship products, the stink will be strongly felt at an exorbitant price, like an additional accessory.

External appearance and handiness of the vikoristan

As a replacement for the flagship Xperia Z3, the change from its predecessor may be of a purely cosmetic nature, and there is a difference between the compact modifications.

The new Xperia Z3 Compact has changed not only the hardware platform, but also the most important element - the display, which has a larger diagonal size. With this size, the device was no longer unchanged, but the frames around the screen became narrower, which allowed the same dimensions for the body to accommodate a larger screen behind the flat screen, everything is logical. device, and then change the notes.

While the flagship has no longer had its flat frame edges re-shaped, which have now become rounded and receptive to the bottom, but have lost the same metal edges, the Xperia Z3 Compact has also changed the material of the frame frame. Now it is made not of metal, but of polycarbonate, and it has become such a breakthrough that it has radically changed the status of the device. Yakshto front Xperia smartphone The Z1 Compact looked and felt like a serious, expensive product, like a miniature version of the flagship, with the same materials, with the same important metal frame, which gave the device brutality, then insightful plastic, let alone to the exact perimeter of the body

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A Z3 Compact with such a serious look is simply not imaginable. However, it will simplify and make the device cheaper in appearance, transferring it to the category of youth solutions. Insanely, the variety and vision of plasticity can entirely be captured by the younger generation, but for status, serious speech, such changes in the lips.

As a result, if you put the Z1 Compact and Z3 Compact together, they will look like two products of a completely different level, especially the diversity of colors of the rest, which appears to include greens and carrot-orange juice ianti.

However, there is a positive aspect: the pieces of the side frame are now made of polycarbonate material, so that they play the role of such shock absorbers, which, in theory, help the smartphone “survive” after falling into isoti. The thick plastic frame on the tablet is hard and a little short, so the smartphone can rest securely in your hand, which you can’t pick up. The saw is exposed to IP 65/68 standard. There are two cracks here, they cover the slots for memory cards and SIM cards, as well as the Micro-USB connector. Before the speech, the changes were made here: now top-end Sony mobile devices are using Nano-SIM cards, obviously with an eye to a painless and possible transition for some business owners

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There’s one more thing to add, which may please fans of mobile devices of the Japanese brand.

Now the back surface, like the front one, is made not from plastic, but from glass.

The glass is not damaged by the factory-made dry melt, the characteristics are similar to those known from Corning Gorilla Glass. The sound plan also underwent changes. Now there are two horns for sound output from the smartphone, from the bottom of the screen, the role of the horns is played by two symmetrical slits, which appear directly at the edge.

A completely logical solution is to increase the dynamics of the “convicts” to the level of corruption, and there are now two speakers themselves. Another change: previously, the light of the alert indicator would break through the top part of the speaker, and now there is a traditionally rounded round edge., which is consistently featured in advertising and on posters.

Don’t forget a special connector with a hidden pair of contacts to insert your smartphone into the docking station.

The socket is universal: most current Sony devices, including tablets, can be installed in the same docking station, which can be purchased separately. The audio jack for headphones (3.5 mm) is located here, and is not covered with hard plugs. Tim is no less guilty of thefts due to water getting into the middle of the hull.

At the bottom end you can add a microphone opening - a universal Micro-USB connector that supports connection

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To get started, check out our video review of the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact smartphone:

in OTG mode, place it under the cover on the left side. To fully charge, you will have to open the cover right away - or quickly use the docking station, which will soak in water. And at the bottom end there is another opening - the traditional fastening for the strap, which is found in all Sony smartphones, and even Skoda, which other manufacturers do not need this brown element.

The color scheme of the hulls of the new mini-flagship has seen significant changes. The smartphone is presented not only in the traditional black and white, but also in the completely unsatisfactory bright orange-green and carrot-orange colors, which at the same time with transparent plastic are clearly designed to win the interest of a young audience. The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact smartphone has an IPS touch matrix.

The dimensions of the folded screen are 57×101 mm, the diagonal is 4.6 inches, the split size is 1280×720 pixels.

The pixel density here is set to 319 ppi, which in today’s world is not so rich. The robbers themselves are called Danish type

The front surface of the screen has the appearance of a glass plate with a mirror-smooth surface, resistant to smudges.

Judging by the display of anti-violence targets, the screen is no thicker than the screen of the Google Nexus 7 (2013) (hereinafter simply Nexus 7). For clarity, let’s take a photograph in which the white surface is displayed on the darkened screens of both devices (Sony Xperia Z3 Compact, as it is not important to note, on the right, then they can be separated by size): It’s a shame that the screens are dark, but the Sony screen is still dark (its photo brightness is comparable to 119 versus 122 for the Nexus 7).

Triple of damaged objects Sony screens The Xperia Z3 Compact is even weaker, which means that there is no glass gap between the outer glass (there is a dot sensor) and the surface of the matrix (an OGS - One Glass Solution type screen). Due to the fact that they have a smaller number of cordons (type of crack-surface) and are highly susceptible to breaking factors, such screens look better in case of strong external illumination, but their repair in cases of cracked external glass will cost It’s a lot more expensive, since you have to replace the whole screen. On the outer surface of the screen there is a special oleophobic (grease-resistant) coating (even more effective, similar to the Nexus 7), so fingerprints come off much easier, and appear with less fluidity, lower padku zvichaynogo skla. With manual bathing, the maximum value was close to 530 cd/m2, and the minimum was 3.5 cd/m2. When the current brightness level changes, the brightness of the screen moves up and down.

The operation of this function depends on the brightness control position.

If it is at maximum, then with the new dark function the auto-brightness changes the brightness to 100 cd/m² (a lot, otherwise), in a brightly lit office (approximately 400 lux) it is set to 200 cd/m² (normal), even brightly (indicates the brightness of the posture on a clear day, but without direct sunlight - 20,000 lux or a little more) moves up to 450 cd/m² (enough).

If the brightness level is at half the scale (it is no longer linear - after 50% the brightness sharply decreases with higher values), then the screen brightness for the three minds set above is: 50, 125 and 450 cd/m² (standard values).

The brightness control is set to a minimum – 4.5, 40, 450 cd/m².

As a result, the auto brightness adjustment function works absolutely adequately.

Regardless of the brightness, there is no significant modulation of the backlight, and there is no mesh screen.

The brightness under both screens has noticeably changed (at least 4 times, based on the difference in Vitrimtsia), and in the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact the drop in brightness is less (brightness for photos is 232 vs. 214 for Nexus 7).

With this, the tone of the color changed slightly.

The black field, when drawn diagonally, lights up strongly and takes on a purple or dark-violet tint.

The photographs below do not demonstrate the brightness of the white plots perpendicular to the plane of the screens, however!:

And under another cut:

When viewed perpendicularly, the uniformity of the black field is average, since along the edge there are plots with a small amount of increased brightness:

The contrast (approximately in the center of the screen) is high – close to 900:1.

The stench is no longer typical.

As they write on the Sony website, in which screen there are vicorized LEDs with a blue vibrating and green and dark phosphor (refer to the blue vibrating and yellow phosphor), which is in conjunction with with special light matrix filters and allows you to capture a wide color range.

Unfortunately, as a result, the color of images - babies, photographs and films - oriented towards the sRGB space (and most of them are important) can become unnaturally crowded.

It is especially noticeable on visible shades, for example, on shades of skin. The result is shown in the photograph. The balance of shades on the gray scale is not ideal, since the color temperature of the material is beyond the standard 6500 K. However, the difference in the spectrum of an absolutely black body (ΔE) is less than 10, which is considered a pleasant indicator for a living device.

In this case, the variation in color temperature and E is small, which has a positive effect on the visual impact of color balance. (The darker areas of the gray scale may not be correct, since the balance of colors there is not of great importance, and the loss of fade of color characteristics at low brightness is great.) This smartphone has the ability to create a color balance by adjusting the intensities of the three main colors.

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The range of brightness control on this screen is wide, and everything is in order with anti-glare, which allows you to comfortably use your smartphone both on a sunny day on the street and in the dark.

It is possible to select a mode with automatic brightness adjustments, which works absolutely adequately. The advantages also include the effective oleophobic coating, the absence of a barrier and a non-woven space around the screen. To a limited extent, there is a strong highlighting of the black color with a sophisticated view from perpendicular to the surface of the screen and an aggressive dynamic adjustment of brightness. With the transferred colors, not everything is in order, because the colors are oversaturated (skin shades especially suffer) and the color temperature is high. The presence of consistent adjustments allows you to adjust the balance almost to the ideal, but for the sake of a change in brightness.

Due to the importance of the characteristics of this class of devices (and most importantly, the importance of information among a wide range of modern minds), the screen brightness can be set to high. Sound As much as I was pleased with the improvement in the sound of the flagship Sony Xperia Z3, the sound of the compact version, with two stereo speakers, was incredibly lost.

FM radio as standard equipment of the smartphone.

Traditionally, it works like an antenna with connected headphones and does not have the ability to record programs.

There was no voice recorder included in the standard configuration of the smartphone, just like the main version of the Xperia Z3. Camera Sony Xperia Z3 Compact is equipped with these two modules

digital cameras with separate 20.7 and 2.2 megapixels, which were equipped with the front flagships and which are now installed in the Xperia Z3. The hardware base here is the same, adding only software effects. The main 20.7-megapixel camera is equipped with a G Lens series lens with a 27 mm focal length and F2.0 aperture. The camera has a 1/2.3-inch Exmor RS for mobile sensor and a Bionz for mobile processor. As a standard, the cameras of all Sony devices operate in the so-called super auto mode (iauto) with wide-screen displays, or you can switch the camera to manual adjustment mode. It is noticeable that when the hardware button on the device is pressed, the camera is quickly closed, and then activated in the automatic capture mode, which is then activated before the shutdown mode.

manual adjustment . If you launch the camera add-on from the desktop or from the program menu, then everything will go through as before, and the camera will be unused

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	Please note that there is a big difference between automatic and manual modes, since the maximum separation can only be set in manual control mode. When taken in the automatic mode, which is set to settings, the photos come out with a size of 3840 × 2160 (8 MP), and in manual mode, the maximum possible size is 20.7 MP (5248 × 3936).
	The camera can record video from separate 1080p and UHD (4K) formats, as well as the one that is implemented and the ability to record it yourself
	in this mode
	- 1080p at 60 fps.
	The butt of such a video is pointed lower.
	Video No. 1 (85 MB, 1920×1080, 60 fps)
	The camera can't cope with macro photography without a sleeping bag.
	And after all, I slept a little, and it helps with macrobiosis.

	Lighting ≈3200 lux.
	The camera copes well.
	Lighting ≈1400 lux.
	The situation is not changing.
	Lighting ≈130 lux.<1 люкс, вспышка. В темноте хорошо видно, что вспышка очень слабая. Единственное заметное падение разрешения.

Noises, as before, do not catch your eye.

Lighting ≈130 lux, sleeping.

Sleeping hardly helps.

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The smartphone operates as standard on current 2G GSM and 3G WCDMA networks, as well as support for fourth-generation networks (LTE), which are being deployed in Russia.

In practice, with a SIM card from the domestic operator MTS, the smartphone effectively recognizes and operates with 4G networks.

The capabilities of the smartphone are great, in line with the top-end: support for the 5 GHz Wi-Fi range, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, as standard, you can organize a drone-free access point via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth channels.

The mode for connecting external devices (USB Host, USB OTG) is supported, so you can connect flash drives and bears with keyboards to the Micro-USB port.

As an operating system, the latest version of the Google Android 4.4.4 KitKat software platform is used, on top of which is a traditional proprietary graphical interface.

The internal lining of the shell, all menus, customization items and contextual submenus that can be merged - everything has been lost.

However, the call of the obolonka recognized significant extinctions.

Previously, elements of the Sony graphical interface were marked differently.

Now, of course, all the elements on the screen, and most importantly the add-on icons themselves, began to look much larger and clearer. The fonts have become larger, and such rapt transformations have become even worse for the smartphone. And the mensh are rushing at the vichi, but at the singer’s senses, the cory is additionally examined.

To eliminate statements about the productivity of the smartphone platform, we will conduct a standard set of tests.

All the results that we collected when testing the smartphone using the latest versions of popular benchmarks were compiled into a table for ease of reference.

The table contains a number of other devices from different segments, also tested on similar versions of benchmarks (be careful not to make a preliminary assessment of the dry numbers).

Unfortunately, within the framework of one level it is not possible to reveal the results from different versions of benchmarks, so “behind the scenes” they will be deprived of a lot of current and current models - through those that at one time were “slowly recoded” on the latest versions of test programs.

Testing in MobileXPRT, as well as in other versions of AnTuTu and GeekBench 3:

In the AnTuTu test, the smartphone shows even high numbers, but now a new, fifth version of the popular benchmark is being tested, and all previous models were tested in the fourth version.

The resulting figures have increased greatly, so it is not easy to directly compare such results.

(We indicate in the tables which versions of the benchmark were tested on each model, until there are enough models tested in the fifth version of the test again.) By any chance, all top smartphones that are based on Snapdragon 801 - tse Mobile devices are as efficient and productive as possible today, and the same forces are still needed to complete any tasks.

When tested in 3DMark for the most productive smartphones, it is now possible to run the program in Unlimited mode, while the rendering speed is fixed at 720p and VSync is enabled (through which the speed can go up to 60 f ps).

To test “omnipresence” of created videos (including support for different codecs, containers and special capabilities, such as subtitles), we have selected the widest range of formats, which will form the bulk of the content that we hedgehogs

Please note that for mobile devices it is important to support hardware decoding of video clips on the same chip, since it is often impossible to obtain current options for devices without processor cores. It’s also not possible to decode everything from a mobile device, since the leadership in flexibility lies with the PC, and no one is going to disgrace it. According to the test results, the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact smartphone was not equipped with the necessary decoders necessary for the effective creation of the largest number of files.

MKV, H.264 1280×720 4000 Kbps, AC3 It’s also not possible to decode everything from a mobile device, since the leadership in flexibility lies with the PC, and no one is going to disgrace it. appears normally with the decoder

The video appears normally, there is no sound BDRip 1080p MKV, H.264 1920×1080 8000 Kbps, AC3

¹ the sound of MX Video Player was only released after switching to the decoding program or to a new mode ; The standard player does not have such adjustments

When MHL is connected, the list of options appears with an access icon to set up MHL and an icon for launching several selected programs:

Traditionally, with Sony MHL connections, the smartphone can act as a remote control for the TV, since the other one supports this function.

Sound via MHL is output (in case the sounds are clear through headphones connected to the monitor, while there is no sound on the monitor itself) and has good clarity.

In this case, sounds are not output through the smartphone’s speaker, and the volume cannot be adjusted using the buttons on the smartphone’s body, but rather becomes muted.

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With a monitor connected via MHL, an exact copy of the smartphone screen is displayed on the monitor during the hour the video is created, and then again it works in the same separate Full HD format for 1080p files.

The range of brightness that is displayed on the monitor is higher than the standard range of 16-235, in the shadows again, a couple of darker shades do not differ in brightness from the black color, but All gradations of shades are displayed in the shades.

The results of the monitor display tests are shown in the table next to the “MHL (monitor display)” block.

The vibrancy is good.

The standard version is that MHL connections can be used for gaming, watching movies, viewing web pages and other types of activities that benefit from a larger screen size.

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Sony Mobile has released a lot of criticism for the overall characteristics of a compact smartphone.

Uninterrupted viscosity, body materials, high productivity and maximum autonomy, comfortable dimensions and compact ergonomics – these are the strengths of the new product, which it adopted from its front, and even painted (rear) є sklo, for example).

However, the camera and screen brightness may be subject to criticism, as they compare them with the products of other market leaders, but in general they do not correspond to the high level of the smartphone.

In our memory, the Z1 Compact is one of the most productive smartphones with a 4.3-inch screen diagonal.

⇡ Literally a gift like no other for those who want a compact, yet powerful gadget.

⇡ External appearance and ergonomics

Let us understand, perhaps, from the obvious.

Smartphones with a diagonal screen of 4.6 inches are no longer in fashion – we have already begun to forget how handy they are to use.

The Z3 Compact fits easily into any container and cannot be washed out of it.

It’s easy to work effectively with one hand - as a matter of fact, the representatives of the beautiful state will not have to stretch their thumb to its many edges.

Hands are not too heavy to handle this gadget, even if you need less than 130 grams.

Sony engineers happily congratulated us that they enlarged the display of the Compact - from 4.3 to 4.6 inches, but added extra dimensions to the device.

Under one cover there is a Micro-USB interface and a slot for a memory card in microSD format, under the other there is a slot for Nano-SIM.

Among them, there is a traditional Sony magnetic connector for connecting the device to the docking station. At the top end there is a universal 3.5 mm audio jack for connecting a shotgun headset, and at the bottom there is a loop for a strap. The “back” of the new Compact is made of glass, and the front is made of plastic. Regardless of the price, the smartphone does not feel awkward in the hands at all, but looks much more expensive and costs more than the previous version (

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On the back panel, the lens of the main 20-megapixel camera is located in one place.

The new Sony Xperia smartphones of the Z3 family did not become devices that turned the market of mobile devices upside down.

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact – review of the flagship from Sony

The smallest version of this fate is emerging - a flagship model called Xperia Z3 Sony Xperia Z3 Compact.

The phone has a great power reserve, compact size and a phenomenal operating time away from the socket.

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact phone - Videos

I’m writing about new smartphones, but Sony, at the IFA 2014 exhibition in Berlin, actually presented one phone - and two sizes.

The Japanese rightly accepted that not all buyers would want to get a large-sized phone, and as a result, two options were developed.

Three devices Sony Xperia Z3

Among Sony's proposals, three new devices appeared.

One of them is the 8-inch Xperia Z3 Compact tablet, and the other two are the Xperia Z3 and Sony Xperia Z3 Compactt phones.

Devices vary significantly in size, battery capacity, compartment size and screen diagonal size.

Moreover, the size of the display in the Samsung Galaxy S II has become undeniably disappointing.

It’s not surprising that there is a 4.3-inch screen, so Steve Jones’s proposal with a 3.5-inch screen was clearly intended to be inherited.

Today, a phone with a 5.5-inch screen doesn’t appeal to anyone, and the LG G3 with 4.7 inches is already in the “Mini” category.

The race for screen sizes has recently been joined by Apple, so in the near future it will not be possible to see a turn to minimalism in phone design.

This scheme was screwed up by Sony, which demonstrated the Xperia Z1 Compact last year.

Behind the parameters of this same “great” Xperia Z1, which was designed in a compact body.

The Xperia Z3 Compact device not only continues the tradition, but corrects the mistakes of its predecessor.

The right hand has nothing else, there is a microphone on the bottom side, and a headphone jack on the top side.

Much more can be found on the left side of the device.

There are two water-resistant saws (IP65 and IP68) sockets for charging.

Sharp edges and clearly defined shapes

Sony creates more smartphones in the same style.

The changes are over, and the body is no longer the same.

The shape of the phone resembles a flat parallelepiped with sharply edged edges.

The rear panel is practically the same as the front panel.

The top left corner has a larger lens with a 20.7 megapixel camera with an LED.

All phones, starting with the Sony Xperia Z1 and beyond with an aluminum frame, look even smaller.

The body parts of the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact fit perfectly together, nothing breaks or creaks.

In connection with the unique design of the frame, it is important to capture the individual character of the smartphone, especially since the Xperia Z1 Compact has the same shape.

You can get a grip on the slimy back panel, but the sharp edges help you to hold the phone steady in your hand.

How often I can’t blame Sony for the brightness of the screen, which is even worse in color and every day I look at it.

I also have a lot of problems with the material needed to create a non-permeable screen.

For the front panel, a very good material was chosen so that it does not become dirty, and the back panel of the Viconan is made of either glass or any special type of plastic.

Xperia Z3 Compact specifications

For video recording, the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact has a 2.2-megapixel front-facing webcam, and for photography there is a 20.7-megapixel rear camera, which is the same as in previous Sony smartphones.

The Japanese company slightly colored the image processing algorithm, but created some kind of revolution.

The program interface is already archaic, but will serve its purpose.

All additional Sony mini-programs are also available, which allow you to record video in advanced mode, in 4K, or add effects to add reality to the image in the lens.

The ISO 12800 processing deserves respect, but I still don’t understand why in automatic mode images can have a maximum size of 8 megapixels.

Battery Sony Xperia Z3

A phenomenal battery is one of the main advantages of the phone.

Among the new, it is important to call it something special, in addition to the additional function of watching the video;

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You can record actions that appear on the screen by selecting this option in the system menu and supporting the Remote Play PS4 function.

Multimedia enthusiasts will enjoy the active noise cancellation of the Sony NC31E headset and the ability to stretch MP3 files to improve the clarity of the sound.

However, there are no details, but real changes can only be made in Sony smartphones after the launch of Android L.

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact is a unique device.

In the segment of mobile phones with a screen diagonal of up to 5 inches, there is simply no other flagship on Android, but a single device that can compete with the Samsung Galaxy Alpha with a 4.7-inch screen.

The only drawback in the Z3C image is that it has 2 GB instead of 3 GB of RAM, but in practice the difference with the great Xperia Z3 is simply not noticeable.

The main surprise of the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact is not its productivity, its ideal size, its image clarity, and its phenomenal battery life.
The greatest advantage of this phone is its price, and the price itself and its cost.
There are no compromises in terms of lower image parameters and reduced battery life, as, for example, the iPhone 6 is equal to the iPhone 6 Plus.
Xperia Z3 Compact is a top-end smartphone that debuted at a price of close to $700.
I can’t name a good phone in this price range that I’ve tested before, which has shown itself to be so good in everyday life.
Sony is not the only manufacturer that regularly releases compact versions of its flagship smartphones.
Samsung, LG, HTC and others have similar solutions.
However, in most of the company's products, such models have reduced functionality.
Sony Z3 Compact is a big winner.
There is practically nothing other than the size of the display and the amount of RAM that this smartphone does not sacrifice to its older brother Z3.
As a result, lovers of compact devices will get a modified copy of the flagship model without any functional compromises.
Characteristics:
Standard: GSM/UMTS/LTE
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 801, 2.5 GHz

The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact body is based on two glass surfaces and plastic edges.

The design is monolithic, nothing creaks, and the plugs for the sockets do not break.

Moreover, they are not so easy to detect, as you have previously dealt with Sony smartphones.

We tested a device in black color.

The orange or light green varieties look brighter and more youthful.

Well, for those who can’t get out of a business suit for five days a week, a black one would be better.

The design of the body is practical, but especially I would like to see adhesive glue on the front and back surfaces.

The split-screen HD (1280 x 720) with a 4.6-inch diagonal is sufficient for a smooth picture.

If you look around the pixels without a magnifying glass, you won’t be able to do it all.

Pixel density – 319 ppi.

You can “enchant” the display by customizing it.

For example, the color temperature is adjusted, along with a high-definition and high-contrast mode, as well as a borderline-brightness mode, which is useful in drowsy weather.

The sensor reacts blindly to dots, and in addition, there is an available robot mode with mittens.

The heart of the mini-flagship is a 4-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor with a frequency of 2.5 GHz and an Adreno 330 graphics chip. The amount of RAM is 2 GB.

Perhaps, due to the fact that the display here is not Full HD, the system’s speed code is close to ideal.

Perhaps, if it were Google Play, the smartphone would be too tough to handle.

Work tables and menu lists scroll through smoothly, without hiccups.

Compact smartphones with top-end hardware form a larger cohort of devices for those who are priced in this format.

Tim is no less, the competitors of the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact are even more serious.