Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs Panasonic Lumix CM1

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs Panasonic Lumix CM1 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 Panasonic Lumix CM1 runs at 2.3 GHz, making Sony Xperia Z3 Compact the better performer.


Display: Panasonic Lumix CM1 offers a screen size of 4.7 inches, while Sony Xperia Z3 Compact offers 4.6 inches, making Panasonic Lumix CM1 the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia Z3 Compact features a IPS LCD display compared to Panasonic Lumix CM1's LCD, making Sony Xperia Z3 Compact the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and Panasonic Lumix CM1 feature a 20.7 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Sony Xperia Z3 Compact offers a higher front camera resolution with 2.2 MP, while Panasonic Lumix CM1 offers 1.1 MP, making Sony Xperia Z3 Compact better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and Panasonic Lumix CM1 offer the same 2600 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both Sony Xperia Z3 Compact and Panasonic Lumix CM1 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

25 Sep, 2014
30 Dec, 2014
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 801
Snapdragon 801
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 2.5 GHz)
(upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
LCD
AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

20.7 MP
Primary Camera
20 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

2.2 MP
1.1 MP
50 MP

Battery

2600 mAh
2600 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3.8/5
(293 ratings)
N/A
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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General

Launch Date

Sep 25, 2014
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400
Quad core, 2.3 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 330
Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.6 inches  (11.68 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

319 ppi
469 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.32 %
66.1 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

124 mm
135.4 mm
150.83 mm

Width

64.9 mm
68 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

9 mm
21.1 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

129 grams
204 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoom
20 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.828 mm focal length
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5258 x 3936 Pixels
4992 x 3774 Pixels
N/A

Settings

ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A
N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 fps
3840x2160 @ 15 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Below Avg
Best In Class

Resolution

2.2 MP
Primary Camera
1.1 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2600 mAh
2600 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

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)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A

SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 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
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes
Yes v6.0

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
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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