Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Features

Dive into new experiences

The Xperia Z3 Compact is designed to enhance your life – no matter where life takes you. With the highest waterproof rating*, the Xperia Z3 Compact can handle dips in the sink, calls in the rain and pictures in any weather.

A better smartphone camera – for your best times

The greatest times aren’t always in the brightest light. Years of Sony camera expertise have been brought to the Xperia Z3 Compact, to deliver unparalleled low-light capability. Thanks to Cyber-shot and Handycam technologies you can record stunning videos on the move and take crisp shots under any conditions.
A group of people posing for a selfie at night

Get creative with your snaps

Want to take your shots to the next level? Tap into our unique camera apps. Unleash your inner artist with Creative effects, share a movie of your photos with Movie creator or send a personalised greeting with AR fun.

Go further with every charge

Forget about a phone that gives up after a jam-packed day. With the Xperia Z3 Compact you can text, call and surf the day away and still have plenty of juice left for your after-work commute. The incredible two-day** battery life means more of what you love and less time spent tied to the charger.

Unrivalled entertainment. Wherever you are.

The Xperia Z3 Compact brings you high-quality entertainment on-the-go. Tap the Movies App and watch a blockbuster on your balcony, hear every beat as it was meant to be heard with Hi-Res Audio, and block out distractions with Digital Noise Cancelling support.

Play where you want

When it’s too nice to stay in, or when someone else wants the TV, you can take your game with you. PS4™ Remote Play on the Xperia Z3 Compact brings real PS4 gaming to a smartphone. Access your PS4 console via your home Wi-Fi network and play your favourite games with your DUALSHOCK®4 controller in any room.

Waterproof* and dust tight

The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact has an impressive IP65/68 rating, which means that neither water nor dust get in the way of performance for this slim and sleek smartphone.

Snap away with a waterproof smartphone

With the waterproof Xperia Z3 Compact, you can take pictures with the best smartphone camera while swimming in fresh water for up to 30 minutes. You can even dive down to 1.5 metres with it. Just remember that all the covers for the micro USB port, the nano SIM slot and the memory card slot must be firmly closed.

Specifications

Camera and video

20.7 megapixel camera with auto focus
8x digital zoom
IS0 12800 maximum
Sony Exmor RS™ for mobile image sensor
4k video recording
Front-facing camera, HD 1080p for video chat and 2.2 MP for camera capture
Pulsed LED flash
SteadyShot™ – video stabilisation
Superior Auto – automatic scene selection
HDR for photos and films
Burst mode
Social live**
Image stabiliser
Geotagging – add location info to your photos
Object tracking – lock focus on a specific object
Red-eye reduction
Image capture, supported file format: JPEG
Image playback, supported file formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WebP
Video capture, supported file formats: 3GPP, MP4
Video playback, supported file formats: 3GPP, MP4, Matroska, AVI, Xvid, WebM

Networks

GSM GPRS/EDGE (2G)
UMTS HSPA (3G)
LTE (4G) (not available in all markets)

Display and design

4.6″ display (1280×720 pixels)
TRILUMINOS™ Display for mobile
X-Reality™ for mobile picture engine

Entertainment

PlayStation® Certified
PS4 Remote Play******
UKW-Radio mit RDS

Processor (CPU)

Snapdragon 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Quad-core
Adreno 330 GPU

Memory and storage

2 GB RAM
Up to 16 GB flash memory*****
Up to 128 GB microSD™ (card slot, SDXC supported)

Sound

Sony 3D Surround Sound technology (VPT)
Clear Audio+ – Sound improvement software
xLoud™ Experience
DSEE HX
High-res audio
Audio recording, supported file formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR
Audio playback, supported file formats: 3GPP, MP4, ADTS, AMR, FLAC, Matroska, SMF, XMF, Mobile XMF, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, iMelody, MP3, WAV, OGG, ASF

Connectivity

aGPS**
Bluetooth® 4.0 wireless technology
3.5 mm audio jack with Digital Noise Cancelling (DNC)
DLNA Certified®
NFC
GLONASS**
Native USB tethering
Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync®, Facebook™, Google™ and SyncML™**
USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support
Wi-Fi® and Wi-Fi Hotspot functionality
ANT+ wireless technology