Sony Xperia C4 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia C4

Sony Xperia C4

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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

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Sony Xperia C4 or Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia C4 Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
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Release date 2015, May 2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150.3 x 77.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.92 x 5.92 x 3.05 in 127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm | 5.01 x 5.01 x 2.56 in
Weight 147 g | 5.19 oz 129 g | 4.55 oz
Body Build Plastic frame, glass back
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Colors Black, White, Mint Black, White, Green, Orange
Battery 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 634 h (2G) / Up to 682 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 53 h 22 min
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 IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 4.6" in
Screen area 83.4 cm2 58.3 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.7% 70.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 319 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant 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, AF, f/2.0 -20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p, HDR 2160p@30fps,1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2.2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2 2.2 MP, f/2.8
Functions LED flash
Video 720p 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Mediatek MT6752 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Mali-T760MP2 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 737 975
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3280 2561
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2318 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 - E5303, E5353 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5306
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5303 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5353 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700) - E5306
-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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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 Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)    
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, RDS 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, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+

- 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 Xperia C4 E5303, E5306, E5353

- Also known as Sony D5803, D5833

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