| Sony Xperia Z3 Compact | Apple iPhone 4 |
| Manufacture | Sony | Apple |
| Model | Xperia Z3 Compact | iPhone 4 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 129 gram | 137.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 127 x 64.9 x 8.6 | 115.00 x 58.00 x 9.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900/2100 3G - 850/900/1700/1900 | 2G - 850/900/1900/2100 3G - 850/900/1800/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | 4.0 | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 20.7 megapixel, autofocus, HDR for picture and film | 5 megapixels, autofocus, geo-tagging |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | Pulsed LED | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | 4K UHD | NA |
| Second Camera | 2.2 megapixel, 1080p video | VGA (640 x 480) |
| Display size | 4.6 inches | 3.50 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16777216 | NA |
| Display width | 720 | 640 |
| Display height | 1280 | 960 |
| PPI | 319.26 | 329.65 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | 2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC | 800 MHz A4 Cortex-A8 |
| GPU | Adreno 330 | PowerVR SGX 535 |
| Memory | 2 GB RAM. 16 GB or 32 GB internal storage. Expandable with additional 128 GB using microSD card | 512 MB RAM |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA | MP3, AAC, AIFF, WAV, Apple Lossless |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | NA |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 2600 mAh | 1420 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 880 | 300 |
| Talktime (m) | 720 | 840 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Chrome | WebKit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | IP65 / IP68 | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |