Stylish mini-version of the flagship smartphone with almost identical hardware stuffing - a Sony Xperia Z3 Compact.Characteristics of hardware and software capabilities, as well as the pros and cons of this device on the basis of actual reviews of the owners - this is the material that will be discussed in detail in this overview article.
Components gadget
Although it is a mini-version of its flagship solution, but a complete set are not.It has everything needed to start using the smartphone immediately out of the box.In addition to the devaysa (in this case the battery is not removable, and the molded body), the package includes the following components and accessories:
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quality speaker system.
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charger at 1.5A.
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Familiar interface cable with connectors YUSB and, of course, mikroYuSB.
list of the documentation of this smartphone includes manual and warranty card.
smart phone design and usability it
Immediately it is worth noting that, as in the flagship device, the casing of this smartphone has a higher degree of protection - IP65 and IP68.This provides protection against dust and moisture.That is, this gadget can be submerged under water and keep this time video and photography.For this purpose, the left face of the smart phone bred a special button.The only condition that must be met - it is complex to install special plug into the appropriate slots.In addition to the previously mentioned camera control buttons on the left side of the smartphone is a button on and the usual buttons increase or decrease the volume.On the right edge of the displayed two slots: for the SIM card and an external flash drive.Below is a hole microphone spoken and displayed on the upper side of all wire connectors: 3.5 mm universal mikroYuSB.
As of similar products by name tablet, Sony Xperia Z3 Compact equipped with protective glass "Gorilla eyes."It protects the front panel, which occupies most of the screen with a diagonal modest as to date - 4.6 inches.On top of it there are several sensors and front camera.Below the screen, located a typical panel of three touch buttons illuminated.Symmetrically with respect to the screen are just 2 speakers, one on top, and the second - at the bottom.On the backside of the main camera and bred LED lights.
CPU Snapdragon 801 flagship solution from a leading developer ARM chips - the company Qualcomm - provides one of the best levels of computing performance compared to peers in the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact.Characteristic of its hardware parameters indicates the presence of 4 high-performance modules.Each of them is based on the architecture, code-named «Krait 400".This in-house development Qualcomm, which is based on a common architecture at the moment, "A15".The clock frequency of each computational cell at the maximum processing load can be up to 2.5 GHz.As a conclusion it may be noted that the performance of the chip is at a very high and allows to solve any problem.At the same time, energy efficiency is poor.
graphics accelerator and display
diagonal in this model smart phone is very modest as today, 4.6 inches.It made it is the proprietary technology of the manufacturer - IPS TRILUMINOS.The air gap between the display and the glass in this case is absent, which provides high quality images that are not dependent on the viewing angle.The only thing that is certain remarks - a range of colors, which in this device a little distorted, but will help to solve the problem setup by Sony Xperia Z3 Compact.The display resolution is 1280 x 720 px, that is, the picture is displayed in HD.Of course, a more modest performance than Flagship smartphone (1920x1080 and FullHD respectively), but to distinguish the individual pixels on the display is practically impossible.As the video card in this device used Adreno 330 graphics card, which is designed by the same company as the processor - Qualcomm.Without going into architectural parameters, it may be noted that its hardware features are more than enough to run any application, including the most demanding.
cameras
As tablet Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, this smart phone is equipped with front and rear cameras.Technical parameters of the last of them are really impressive: the sensor element in the 20.7 megapixel, autofocus, optical image stabilization system software image, the eightfold, digital zoom and face detection.Another feature of this camera - a video recording in the new format "4K" with a refresh rate of 30 frames per second.And do not forget that the body of the device from dust-proof and water-resistant (a smartphone can be immersed to a depth of 1 meter).That is, this device allows you to get high-quality photos or record video in almost any environment.More modest technical specifications at the front of the camera.It uses the sensor of 2.2 megapixels.But this is enough for "self", and for video calls.
RAM, built-in storage and memory expansion slot
impressive amount of RAM, 2 GB, integrated into Sony Xperia Z3 Compact.Onboard storage is also impressive - 16 GB.This is enough to start using the gadget out of the box.If anyone of these values is not enough, you can increase the memory subsystem to 128GB by inserting the flash card into the appropriate slot.Also supports ann.That is, with a special cable to the phone, you can connect a conventional stick.Personal data is best stored on any cloud service.This will in case of loss or damage smartphone recover all the photos and videos.
Autonomy devaysa
On the one hand, the phone Sony Xperia Z3 Compact comes with a built-in battery, the capacity of which is "solid" 2600 mAh.However, screen size, as previously noted in the text, is equal to 4.6 inches, the processor high, but not energy-efficient, which consists of 4 cores - is serious enough consumers battery.At first glance, the stated capacity of the battery at a mediocre load on the machine should be enough for two, a maximum of 3 days of battery life.But Japanese developers did some optimization software, and in reality, the phone can be operated even 5 days instead of the declared three days.There are also more energy-efficient modes in this smartphone, which allows one battery charge and lend a week.But the functionality of the device in this case is greatly reduced, and some important options are disabled (data transmission in the Internet, receive multimedia messages).
Software and its features
something unusual in terms of system software can not stand the competition Sony Xperia Z3 Compact.Android - is the operating system of the device.To date, the unit has been installed on version 4.4.Regarding the update to a newer version say something definite is difficult.A similar situation with another device in the line of mobile gadget: a tablet Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact boasts a similar program stuffing.
Interfaces
impressive list of interfaces supported in this model smart phone, like the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact.Reviews indicate that this list has all the most necessary interfaces.Among them are the following:
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The phone has only one slot for a SIM card.But the apparatus itself can function in all existing mobile networks: GSM (data transfer rate is limited to hundreds of kilobytes per second), 3G (in this case, the information will be loaded with a velocity of several tens of megabits per second) and LTE (up to 150 Mbit / s - isthe maximum speed of data acquisition from the global web).
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There is also a "wi-fi", which allows you to get information from the Internet at a speed of 150 Mbit / s.This allows the device on how to download files of impressive size, and easy to communicate in social networks.
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One of the most versatile interface on this phone is considered to be "Bluetooth".It allows you to communicate with similar devices.And it is possible to use it to connect a wireless stereo headset and listen to music and communicate via mobile networks.
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to determine your location, or drawing up a route to travel this gadget is equipped with a transmitter GPS.Also, this module can interact with the system and "GLONASS".Additionally, you can use to determine the most accurate location system A-GPS.The first two systems are the satellite, while the latter uses the location of the towers Mobile towers for navigation.
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second universal interface - mikroYuSB.It is indispensable in cases where it is necessary to charge the battery device.Also it can be used to connect to a PC.
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worth mentioning the 3.5 mm audio port.With it, the gadget is connected to an external speaker system.
cost
The difference in price is a serious between Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact.Comparison of the hardware and software characteristics indicates that the device is practically identical.Against this background, the cost of the flagship 502 dollars against 456 dollars for a compact version looks overpriced.Still shell out an extra $ 50 for 1 GB of RAM and a slightly larger screen with higher resolution is not entirely correct.The more so because it is easier to work on a small copy of the flagship.Reviews
owners
Phone Sony Xperia Z3 Compact has two important advantages: a relatively compact size and perfect hardware and software filling.It is at these points indicates the majority of reviews of the owners.In addition, it may be noted more powerful main camera protected against dust and water body, which allows even under water to record video and take pictures.Well, the degree of autonomy of the device at a high level.Of course, the price of 456 dollars may seem a little overpriced, but a good smartphone is worth the money.
Summary
survey shows that there are weaknesses at the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact.Characterization its hardware and software resources indicates that it is no problem to cope with any task.And performance, and autonomy, and the graphics subsystem from this smart phone no problem.The only thing that can bring him into a liability - a price of 456 dollars.But the smartphone is really very good, and it is certainly worth the money.
