Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs Blackview Arrow

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs Blackview Arrow across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia Z3 Compact runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Blackview Arrow runs at 1.7 GHz, making Sony Xperia Z3 Compact the better performer.


Display: Blackview Arrow offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Sony Xperia Z3 Compact offers 4.6 inches, making Blackview Arrow the larger display of the two. Both Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and Blackview Arrow feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z3 Compact offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while Blackview Arrow offers 18 MP, making Sony Xperia Z3 Compact better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Blackview Arrow offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Sony Xperia Z3 Compact offers 2.2 MP, making Blackview Arrow better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia Z3 Compact offers a higher battery capacity with 2600 mAh, while Blackview Arrow offers 2100 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z3 Compact better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and Blackview Arrow offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

25 Sep, 2014
N/A
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 801
MediaTek MT6592
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 2.5 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.7 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

20.7 MP
Primary Camera
18 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

2.2 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2100 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

3.8/5
(293 ratings)
N/A
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Sep 25, 2014
(Official)
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
MediaTek MT6592
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core, 1.7 GHz, ARM Cortex A7
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Mali-450 MP4
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

2 GB
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

4.6 inches  (11.68 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

319 ppi
441 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.32 %
66.34 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

124 mm
143 mm
162.7 mm

Width

64.9 mm
72.6 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

9 mm
7.2 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

129 grams
N/A
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg
Excellent

Resolution

20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoom
18 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5258 x 3936 Pixels
4896 x 3672 Pixels
N/A

Settings

ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

3840x2160 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Avg
Best In Class

Resolution

2.2 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 fps
N/A
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2600 mAh
2100 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(2G)
Up to 5 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 1800(band 9) / 800(band 20) / 2100(band 33)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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