Sony Xperia Z5 Compact vs Samsung Galaxy XCover 3 Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

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Samsung Galaxy XCover 3

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Sony Xperia Z5 Compact or Samsung Galaxy XCover 3 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia Z5 Compact Samsung Galaxy XCover 3
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Release date 2015, September 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 127 x 65 x 8.9 mm | 5 x 5 x 2.56 in 132.9 x 70.1 x 10 mm | 5.23 x 5.23 x 2.76 in
Weight 138 g | 4.87 oz 154 g | 5.43 oz
Body Build Plastic frame, back glass
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Colors White, Graphite Black, Yellow, Coral Gray
Battery 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2200 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 520 h (2G) / Up to 520 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 77 h
Talking time - Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 85 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD PLS TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.6" in 4.5" in
Screen area 56.9 cm2 57.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.9% 61.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 480 x 800 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 323 PPI 207 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 23 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF -5 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5.1 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5.1 MP, f/2.4 2 MP
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm) - Marvell Armada PXA1908
CPU - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57) - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 430 Vivante GC7000
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 230
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 579
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1215
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2594
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3887
GeekBench 4 Battery 1340

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5803, E5823
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - E5803, E5823
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (E5803), LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps (E5823) HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.97 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.07 W/kg (head)     0.71 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head)     1.01 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.71 W/kg (head)     0.39 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio, RDS FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted; EU model only), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
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- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
-MIL-STD-810G compliant
Versions
- Also known as Samsung G388F

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