Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Sony
Phone model
Xperia Z3 Compact
Year of release
2014

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
127 mm (millimeters)
Body width
65 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
8.6 mm (millimeters)
Weight
129 g (grams)
Volume
71.05 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Metal
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
CPU clock speed
2500 MHz (megahertz) place #46
Number of processor cores
4
Level 1 cache (L1)
16 + 16 kB (kilobytes)
Level 2 cache (L2)
2 MB (megabytes)
Processor size
32 bits
Instruction set architecture
ARMv7
Manufacturing process
28 nm (nanometers)

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • Adreno 330
GPU clock speed
578 MHz (megahertz)
Number of GPU cores
4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
2 GB (gigabytes) place #9
RAM type
LPDDR3 (Low Power DDR3)
RAM frequency
933 MHz (megahertz)
Number of RAM channels
2 (two-channel)

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 16 GB (gigabytes)
place #9

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards
  • microSDXC (Micro Secure Digital eXtended Capacity)
  • microSDHC (Micro Secure Digital High Capacity)
  • microSD (Micro Secure Digital Card, TransFlash)
Maximum expandable memory
64 GB (gigabytes)

Mainboard

Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Operating system

Operating system
Android 4.4 (KitKat)

Battery

Battery capacity
2600 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Wireless battery charging
Charging the battery from USB
Call duration in GSM networks
12 h (hours)
Standby time in GSM networks
880 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
14 h (hours)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
920 h (hours)
Duration of listening to music
110 h (hours)

Screen

Screen diagonal
4.6 in (inches) place #109
Screen resolution
1280 x 720 pixels place #85
Resolution formats
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Pixel density
319 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
IPS
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Anti-scratch screen
Glass screen
Aspect ratio
1.778 (16:9)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
20.7 Mp (megapixels)
  • f/2.0
place #15
Maximum photo resolution
5248 x 3936 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Ultra HD (4K, 3840 x 2160)
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
The presence of a flash
Flash type
LED
Photomatrix model
Sony IMX220 Exmor RS
Photomatrix type
CMOS
Photomatrix size
6.17 x 4.55 mm (millimeters)
Photomatrix pixel size
1.176 μm (micrometers)
Crop factor
5.64
Aperture
f/2
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Face detector
Smile detector
Panoramic photography
HDR photography
Viewfinder
Continuous photography
Touch focus
Exposure compensation
Self-timer
Digital image stabilization
White balance
ISO setting
Other photo settings
  • Serial shooting
  • Panoramic shooting
  • Hdr shooting
  • Face detection
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
3840 x 2160 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Movie settings
Movie settings list
  • White balance
  • Color effects
  • Hdr

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels
2.2 Mp (megapixels) place #23
Maximum photo resolution
1978 x 1112 pixels
Shooting resolution formats
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Photomatrix model
Sony Exmor R
Front camera video
  • 1080p@30fps
Maximum video resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
SIM card type
Nano-SIM (4FF, 12.3 x 8.8 x 0.67 mm)
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Video calls
Second microphone
Noise reduction during a call
Ability to mute the microphone during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited
Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
4G (100 Mbps - 1 Gbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 850 MHz
  • UMTS 900 MHz
  • UMTS 1700 MHz
  • UMTS 1900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz
LTE support
  • 1700
  • 1800
  • 1900
  • 2100
  • 2600
LTE frequencies
  • LTE 700 MHz
  • LTE 800 MHz
  • LTE 850 MHz
  • LTE 900 MHz
  • LTE 1700 MHz
  • LTE 1800 MHz
  • LTE 1900 MHz
  • LTE 2100 MHz
  • LTE 2600 MHz
  • LTE-TDD 2300 MHz
LTE-Advanced support
TDD LTE support

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards
  • LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
Data transmission standards
  • HSPA+ (42/11 Mbit/s)
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11a (IEEE 802.11.a, 54 Mbit/s, 5 GHz)
  • 802.11b (IEEE 802.11.b, 11 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11g (IEEE 802.11.g, 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11n 5GHz (IEEE 802.11.n, 150 Mbit/s, 5 GHz)
  • 802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac, 433 Mbit/s, 5 GHz)
Wi-Fi Direct support
Wi-Fi hotspot mode
Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector
USB connector type
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)
USB OTG support
USB host support
USB Mass Storage support
MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
4.0
A2DP support
AVRCP support
Other Bluetooth profiles
  • DIP
  • GAP
  • GATT
  • HDP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • OPP
  • SPP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Installed GLONASS
Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver
Radio range
87.5 - 108 МГц
RDS support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Orientation and rotation sensor
Gyroscope
Magnetometer
Pedometer
Barometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector
Micro USB (7 x 2 mm)
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)
Wireless NFC
ANT+ wireless technology
Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats
  • PNG (Portable Network Graphics, .png)
  • JPG (Joint Photographic Experts Group, .jpg, .jpeg, .jfif, .jpe)
  • EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format, .exif)
  • GIF (Graphics Interchange Format, .gif)
Installed image editor
Geo tags
DLNA support

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • MKV (Matroska Multimedia Container, .mkv .mk3d .mka .mks)
  • AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi)
  • 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project, .3gp)
  • Xvid
  • H.263
  • H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)
  • H.265 (MPEG-H Part 2)
  • WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv)
Video resolution formats
  • Ultra HD (4K, 3840 x 2160)
  • Quad HD (2560 x 1440)
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Streaming video
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • AAC+ (HE-AAC v1 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • eAAC+ (HE-AAC v2 High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding)
  • AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr)
  • AMR-NB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrowband)
  • AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband)
  • FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac)
  • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Built-in stereo speakers
Streaming audio
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Supported document formats
  • PDF (Adobe Portable Document Format, .pdf)
Email
  • smtp
  • imap4
IMAP4 protocol support
Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
Tethering support
Synchronization over the mobile network
OTA sync
Synchronization with services
  • Gmail (Google Email)
  • Gtalk (Google Talk)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Google Search
  • Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • WAP
  • html5

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
SMS output in the form of a chat
MMS support

Impact protection

Waterproof case
Dustproof case

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level
0.69 W/kg (watts per kilogram)

Equipment

Equipment
  • power supply unit
  • usb-cable
  • instruction