Sony Xperia Z3 vs Karbonn K104 Star

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Z3 vs Karbonn K104 Star across display, camera and battery to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Sony Xperia Z3 offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Karbonn K104 Star offers 1.8 inches, making Sony Xperia Z3 the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia Z3 features a IPS LCD display compared to Karbonn K104 Star's TFT, making Sony Xperia Z3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while Karbonn K104 Star offers 0.3 MP, making Sony Xperia Z3 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia Z3 offers a higher battery capacity with 3100 mAh, while Karbonn K104 Star offers 1000 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z3 better for longer battery life.

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Sony Xperia Z3
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Summary

Release Date

25 Sep, 2014
04 Jun, 2014
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 801
N/A
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Quad Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
N/A
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM
N/A
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
1.8 inches (4.57 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
IPS LCD
TFT
Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
128x160 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
20.7 MP
Primary Camera
0.3 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

N/A
2.2 MP
N/A
50 MP

Battery

N/A
3100 mAh
1000 mAh
6500 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

User Ratings

3.9/5
(433 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 v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
N/A
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
N/A
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400
N/A
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
N/A
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

3 GB
N/A
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
TFT
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
1.8 inches  (4.57 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
128x160 px
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

424 ppi
114 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.75 %
N/A
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Yes
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

146 mm
N/A
162.7 mm

Width

72 mm
N/A
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
N/A
7.19 mm

Weight

152 grams
N/A
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 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
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
0.3 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
N/A
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5248 x 3936 Pixels
640 x 480 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps
N/A
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

2.2 MP
Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS
N/A
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

3100 mAh
1000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v2.0
N/A
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
N/A

Reverse Charging

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

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
N/A
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 8 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Mini
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 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
N/A
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
N/A
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Ring Tone

N/A
Music ringtones Polyphonic ringtones Vibration
N/A

Music

N/A
Yes Music Formats: MP3
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
N/A
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

N/A
Yes
N/A

Browser

N/A
Yes WAP
N/A

Phone Book

N/A
Yes Limited
N/A

Other Facilities

N/A
Calculator Stopwatch World clock Calendar Alarm
N/A

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