Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z3 Compact vs Apple iPad mini 3 vs Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Apple Motorola
Announced September 2014 October 2014 July 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - July 2015
Price - Rs. 32,687 ($480.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,250 ($150.74) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Green, Orange Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm
(5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
142.1 x 72.4 x 6.1~11.6 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.24~0.46 in)
Weight 129 g (4.55 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features IP68 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) - IPX7 Certified - Water Resistant over 3 Feet and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) iOS 8.1 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Adreno 306
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1/2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/64/128 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches 7.9 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.72% 71.76% 66.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash No Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Auto-focus, IR Filter, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR
Front Camera 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (24.3 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 6470 mAh 2470 mAh
Stand by Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (multimedia) -