Apple iPhone 4s vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Xperia Z3 Compact: 11 g lighter

  iPhone 4s:

  140 g

  Xperia Z3 Compact:

  129 g

• Width

  iPhone 4s: 6.3 mm narrower

  iPhone 4s:

  58.6 mm

  Xperia Z3 Compact:

  64.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  iPhone 4s: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone 4s:

  3.5 in

  Xperia Z3 Compact:

  4.6 in

• Chipset

  iPhone 4s:

  Apple A5 (45 nm)

  Xperia Z3 Compact:

  Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Xperia Z3 Compact: 0.7 mm thinner

  iPhone 4s:

  9.3 mm

  Xperia Z3 Compact:

  8.6 mm

• Height

  iPhone 4s: 12.1 mm shorter

  iPhone 4s:

  115.2 mm

  Xperia Z3 Compact:

  127.3 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. iPhone 4s

   Height:

   115.2 mm

   Width:

   58.6 mm

   Depth:

   9.3 mm +0.7 mm versus Xperia Z3 Compact

2. 2. Xperia Z3 Compact

   Height:

   127.3 mm +12.1 mm versus iPhone 4s

   Width:

   64.9 mm +6.3 mm versus iPhone 4s

   Depth:

   8.6 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. iPhone 4s

   Screen diagonal:

   3.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   36.5 cm²

2. 2. Xperia Z3 Compact

   Screen diagonal:

   4.6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   58.3 cm²

Xperia Z3 Compact has approximately 59.9% more rectangular screen area than iPhone 4s.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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