Sharp Aquos S3 mini vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Comparison and Differences

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Sharp Aquos S3 mini

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Sharp Aquos S3 mini or Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sharp Aquos S3 mini Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
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Release date 2018, March 2014, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142.7 x 73 x 7.8 mm | 5.62 x 5.62 x 2.87 in 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm | 5 x 5 x 2.56 in
Weight 140 g | 4.94 oz 137 g | 4.83 oz
Body Build Front/back glass & aluminum frame Plastic body
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Colors Black,Blue, Gold Black, White, Pink, Lime
Battery 3020 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life 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 IGZO IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 4.3" in
Screen area 80.7 cm2 51.0 cm2
Screen format 17:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.5% 61.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2040 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 420 PPI 342 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 20.7 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, PDAF, f/2.0 -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 20 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 2.0µm 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 508 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 6 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 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-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 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot 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
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, 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 - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W

- ANT+
- IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia Z1 Compact D5503

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