HTC One (M8 Eye) vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Comparison and Differences

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HTC One (M8 Eye)

HTC One (M8 Eye)

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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

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HTC One (M8 Eye) or Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model HTC One (M8 Eye) Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
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Release date 2014, October 2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm | 5.76 x 5.76 x 2.78 in 127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm | 5.01 x 5.01 x 2.56 in
Weight 160 g | 5.64 oz 129 g | 4.55 oz
Body Build Plastic frame, glass back
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Colors Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver, Amber Gold Black, White, Green, Orange
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 310 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Stand by time - Up to 880 h (2G) / Up to 920 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 110 h
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Screen

Technology Super LCD3 IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.6" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 58.3 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.7% 70.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 319 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 20.7 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
-2 MP, depth sensor
-20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps,1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2.2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP 2.2 MP, f/2.8
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.1 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 937 975
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2850 2561
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2235
GeekBench 4 Battery 1394

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA, Asia
-4G - LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700) - Asia
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800) - D5803 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - D5833
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head)     1.10 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.69 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
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)
Versions
- Also known as Sony D5803, D5833

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