6 Sony Xperia Z3 features you won't find in the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

If there's anything we love more than toying with new smartphones here at PhoneArena, it's comparing their features. The Sony Xperia Z3 and Samsung Galaxy Note 4 are both white-hot devices that just got introduced at IFA 2014, and being flagships, each one has its own bells and whistles to showcase the unique user experience it offers. 

While it is too early to make any kind of final impressions or statements, we've already caught wind of several features the Sony Xperia Z3 has that the extraordinarily feature-rich Samsung Galaxy Note lacks. Are any of them possible deal-makers, or deal-breakers for you? Check them out and leave your comments below!

6 Sony Xperia Z3 features you won't find in the Samsung Galaxy Note 4

1. PS4 Remote play marries smartphone and console

Sony is eager to play every trick it has in its books to succeed, and this one is, literally, well played! Sony has made the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact the only smartphones with PS4 Remote Play support. This means owners of the Sony PlayStation 4 will be able to enjoy their phones as a remote screen to connect to and control their games on the console. Just picture it - the big screen TV in the living room is taken, but you simply connect your Xperia smartphone to your PS4 through your home Wi-Fi and play games on it - using a DUALSHOCK 4 Wireless Controller with the GCM10 Game Control Mount, for example.

Not only that, but the PlayStation App lets you use your Xperia Z3 or Xperia Z3 Compact as a second screen to remotely watch your friends play, communicate with PSN™ friends, or purchase PS4 games and download them to the console. In short, Sony knows how to make an ecosystem!

2. Wicked sound!

Yes, Samsung endowed the Galaxy Note 4 with 192kHZ high-resolution audio capabilities. Well well, aren't we the little audiophiles!" - sneered Sony, then reached for its famous bag of audio tricks! The Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact boast Hi-Res Audio, Digital Noise Cancelling support, Clear Audio+, DSEE HX, which ‘upscales’ the fidelity of lossy compressed MP3 and AAC files. Impressed? There's also playlists on Sony’s cloud-based digital music service, Music Unlimited 8, and Sony 3D Surround Sound technology (VPT). Complete overkill? Yep. Fantastic bass? Here's the money!

3. Front-facing stereo speakers

Not just any kind of stereo speakers. These babies have S-Force Front Surround™ technology! Sony only says that they |play everything loud and crystal clear for those moments when you want to set your sounds free". But it's safe to assume that the HTC One (M8) finally has a proper contender for the best sound on mobile! Meanwhile, the Galaxy Note 4 makes do with a single speaker on its back. Pity!

4. Photography prowess

Not that the Galaxy Note 4 is anywhere near lacking in the photography department. It's just that Sony supply most of the industry with photo sensors for a reason! The Xperia phones don't *always* take the best photos, but Sony knows how to work its EXMOR sensors really well. The result is that the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact have the latest 1/2.3” ExmorRS™ for mobile sensor, BIONZ™ engine for processing, a new 25mm wide-angle Sony G Lens, and tops it all with the world’s first ISO 12800 sensitivity implementation in a smartphone. Ultra low-light photos should be beastly!

5. Multi-camera lets you film from three angles simultaneously

Ready to unleash your inner *insert favorite Hollywood director name*? Take three compatible* Xperia smartphones with you, and have them film your scene from three different angles simultaneously with the Multi-camera feature!

* We don't know which Xperia devices are compatible.

6. Easy transfer from iOS or Windows Phone

Switching to the Xperia Z3 or Z3 Compact? Sony decided to make it easy for you. Just open up the Xperia Transfer Mobile app and all of your existing data from your old Android, iOS or Windows smartphone should carry over to Xperia phone. And if something doesn't make it and gets lost forever, play some mournful tunes on those S-Force surround speakers and move on!