Motorola DROID 3 vs Sony Xperia XZ 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 XZ Compact: 27 g lighter

  DROID 3:

  167 g

  Xperia XZ Compact:

  140 g

• Screen diagonal

  DROID 3: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

  DROID 3:

  4 in

  Xperia XZ Compact:

  4.6 in

• Chipset

  DROID 3:

  TI OMAP 4430

  Xperia XZ Compact:

  Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

• Depth

  Xperia XZ Compact: 3.7 mm thinner

  DROID 3:

  13 mm

  Xperia XZ Compact:

  9.3 mm

• Height

  DROID 3: 5 mm shorter

  DROID 3:

  124 mm

  Xperia XZ Compact:

  129 mm

• Release year

  DROID 3:

  2011

  Xperia XZ Compact:

  2017

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. DROID 3

   Height:

   124 mm

   Width:

   64 mm

   Depth:

   13 mm +3.7 mm versus Xperia XZ Compact

2. 2. Xperia XZ Compact

   Height:

   129 mm +5 mm versus DROID 3

   Width:

   64 mm

   Depth:

   9.3 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. DROID 3

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

2. 2. Xperia XZ Compact

   Screen diagonal:

   4.6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   58.3 cm²

Xperia XZ Compact has approximately 32.2% more rectangular screen area than DROID 3.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

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.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.