Xiaomi Mi4 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

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Comparing the Xiaomi Mi4 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Xiaomi Mi4 and Sony Xperia Z3 Compact run at the same processing speed of 2.5 GHz.


Display: Xiaomi Mi4 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Sony Xperia Z3 Compact offers 4.6 inches, making Xiaomi Mi4 the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi Mi4 and Sony Xperia Z3 Compact feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z3 Compact offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while Xiaomi Mi4 offers 13 MP, making Sony Xperia Z3 Compact better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Mi4 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Sony Xperia Z3 Compact offers 2.2 MP, making Xiaomi Mi4 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Xiaomi Mi4 offers a higher battery capacity with 3080 mAh, while Sony Xperia Z3 Compact offers 2600 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi4 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Mi4 and Sony Xperia Z3 Compact offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Xiaomi Mi4 receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Sony Xperia Z3 Compact has a rating of 3.8.

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Xiaomi Mi4
₹14,999
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₹38,990
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
66%

Release Date

10 Feb, 2015
25 Sep, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 801
Snapdragon 801
Quad Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
(upto 2.5 GHz)
3 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5 inches (12.7 cm)
4.6 inches (11.68 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
20.7 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
2.2 MP

Battery

3080 mAh
2600 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(27,948 ratings)
3.8/5
(293 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Feb 10, 2015
(Official)
Sep 25, 2014
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.3 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4 (Kitkat)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Processor

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400
Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 330

RAM

3 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5 inches  (12.7 cm)
4.6 inches  (11.68 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

441 ppi
319 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.11 %
72.32 %

Screen Protection

No
N/A

Design

Height

139.2 mm
124 mm

Width

68.5 mm
64.9 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
9 mm

Weight

149 grams
129 grams

Build Material

Frame: Stainless steel
Back: Stainless steel
N/A

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8IMX214 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoom

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
5258 x 3936 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
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Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
3840x2160 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.8 Primary CameraExmor RS
2.2 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3080 mAh
2600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 14 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v2.0
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 64 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
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)

SAR Value

Head: 0.92 W/kg Body: 1.36 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Other Sensors

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