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alright here we are with the box of the Sony Xperia z3 compact now you can kind of argue that this might have been a bit more anticipated in terms of its release because while every half you do we expect to get an experience the updates we didn't get one half a year ago with the z2 compact for example we're skipping hit to z3 but I already took the stickers off here and we're going to go ahead and just jump into the box itself so I'll just go ahead and jump over and there it is this is a very small device when compared to a lot of the behemoths that are coming out right now but it still packs all the power underneath and that's what we really liked about the z1 compact and we believe we're going to continue that with this version a screen protector is already available here it's nice that Sony always adds these in along with their releases inside the box and take out this flap and we're going to find some extra bits and pieces inside we do have the microUSB charging cable along with the port or rather adapter the plug adaptor that is made for European plugs in this case and some manuals over here on the side now here's an interesting development as I can already see I took a look at the box and saw that it came with a particular stereo headset and that is exactly what we're seeing right here when you look at the Xperia z3 unboxing you'll see that the headphones that came with it were actually well kind of subpar they were really just sort of the kinds that you would expect to find in kind of lower end releases but in this particular compact release it looks like we have a much higher quality type of headphone so it's a bit of an interesting development but at least with the compact you're going to be getting a better audio experience at least with the headphones that come with the phone itself and that right there is a look at the contents of the Xperia z3 compact box alright let's go ahead and get this bad boy out of the plastic and peel the plastic off the front and back and start with the back end here just go ahead and get that off the glass panels always look awesome when you get the plastic off of a Sony device coming around to the sides we have a nice sleek feel just slightly round it off not quite as much as the Xperia z3 but certainly an upgrade from the z1 compact since we're talking about the compact a-line that Sony puts out and now time for the plastic off the front looks beautiful alright so we have the signature power button over here on the side even a dedicated camera button which is always a nice addition and then on the other side we have the ports that are covered by this cover right here that you can actually access from this top portion right here and that will give you access to the micro USB charging slot or port rather and the micro SD card slot on the other side we have the cover for the nano SIM as everything seems to be going Nano in terms of SIM cards these days so you have those over on the side and of course we're going to turn on the phone and see what we have underneath the surface now we have the Xperia U i right here which is very familiar after all it does take on a lot of the tropes of the stock Android builds out there keeps things pretty simple but also keeps it quite fast you have the hope and then that little drawer over on the left side comes out in order for you to customize the app drawer you can do that by sliding over and normally I'd like to go straight to alphabetical and we have that with the notification drop down some quick settings over here on the other side but other than that it's a pretty standard affair especially considering the Xperia UI which usually keeps things pretty simplistic and pretty minimal not too robust at all especially not too daunting in terms of its feature set now you've probably heard me say on multiple occasions that smaller devices like the compact here that comes in at a screen that is below 5 inches is really a refreshing experience we have a lot of really large displays out there these days and really being able to just maneuver around this device is always going to be a nice experience something that really kind of reminds you that we don't need the biggest screens in order to have a good time when it comes Android and in our smartphone experiences in general already I was taking some pictures of this phone and I was able to just maneuver around this device with no issues at all just sort of shuffled it around in my fingers and really I have no fear of dropping this particular phone right here we have the button layout on the side already as I was taking pictures of that and really it's just easy that's what really the smaller form factors remind you of is that sometimes you just need an experience to be easy especially when it comes to the handling well we do have this phone here ready for you and we're going to be putting it through its paces as well I do have the Xperia z3 review coming up quite soon so make sure you stay tuned for that but we will also take a look at this and compare the two and see which one might be in a better experience for you considering we still have all the power underneath with a high-powered processor and even the same 20 point seven megapixel camera over here on the rear so keep it tuned to your to Android 30 for that and the future coverage of the Sony Xperia z3 compact we also have the tablet coming in at some point but for now we're going to focus on the z3 and the z3 compact which some argue might be the real story here when it comes to Sony's releases at this part of 2014 so keep it tuned to your drop of some mics in our videos and remember to subscribe if you haven't already when you're done with all of that jump on over to android authority comm because as always we are your source for all things Android