Kyocera Hydro Elite vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Comparison and Differences

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Kyocera Hydro Elite

Kyocera Hydro Elite

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

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Kyocera Hydro Elite or Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Kyocera Hydro Elite Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
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Release date 2013, Q3 2014, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 122.4 x 60.4 x 10.8 mm | 4.82 x 4.82 x 2.38 in 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm | 5 x 5 x 2.56 in
Weight 128 g | 4.52 oz 137 g | 4.83 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black Black, White, Pink, Lime
Battery 2100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 236 h
Talking time - Up to 13 h
Stand by time - Up to 670 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 94 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.3" in 4.3" in
Screen area 51.0 cm2 51.0 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.9% 61.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 342 PPI 342 PPI
Screen protection Yes Shatter proof glass
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 20.7 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF -20.7 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 1.3 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 1.3 MP 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 978
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2541
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2275

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Yes Micro-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - CDMA 800 / 1900  
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO  
HSDPA
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.43 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.74 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No 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, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- IP57 dust and water resistant
-Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
-MIL-STD-810G compliant salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant.

- ANT+
- IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Also known as Kyocera Hydro Elite C6750

- Also known as Sony Xperia Z1 Compact D5503

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