Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs Sony Xperia M4 Aqua vs Samsung Galaxy A8

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Sony	Samsung
Announced
September 2014	March 2015	July 2015
Status
Available - September 2014	Available - April 2015	Available - August 2015
Price
-	Rs. 19,400 ($285.29) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Green, Orange	Black, White, Copper, Silver	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm (5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in)	140.5 x 72.6 x 7.3 mm (5.53 x 2.86 x 0.29 in)	158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 in)
Weight
129 g (4.55 oz)	136 g (4.8 oz)	151 g (5.33 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600	LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20)	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
IP68 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes	- IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes	- Fingerprint sensor

OS
Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)	Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)	Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801	1.5GHz Octa-core, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615	Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU
Adreno 330	Adreno 405	Adreno 405
RAM
2 GB	2 GB	2 GB
Internal Memory
16 GB	8 GB	16/32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB	microSD, up to 128 GB	microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine	IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
4.6 inches	5.0 inches	5.7 inches
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)	720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)	1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
70.72%	67.44%	73.99%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels	16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash
LED flash	LED flash	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR	1080p@30fps, HDR	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps	5 MP	5 MP, 1080p

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps	Up to 107 kbps	Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps	Up to 296 kbps	Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP	v4.1, A2DP, apt-X	v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host	microUSB v2.0, USB Host	microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5	HTML5	HTML5