Sony Xperia Z vs Sony Xperia Z3

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Sony
Announced
January 2013	September 2014
Status
Released - February 2013	Available - September 2014
Colors
Black, White, Purple	Black, White, Copper, Silver Green
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)	146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
Weight
146 g (5.15 oz)	152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603	LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603 LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643 LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653 LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
-	IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

OS
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0	Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar]	Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar]	3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB	16/32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB	microSD, up to 128 GB

Type
Capacitive touchscreen	IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar]	5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]	1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.70%	70.79%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]	20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization	Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps	Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Up to 296 kbps	Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL	HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0	microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5	HTML5