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Apple iPhone 5
32 GBSony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 70.1 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2014-09-03 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Brown, Green and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 200.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 592 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 890 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z3 is slightly better than iPhone 5, getting a 75.8 score against 70.1. Xperia Z3 comes with Android 4.4.4 OS, while iPhone 5 works with iOS 7.x OS. The Xperia Z3 is a newer and just a little bit thinner phone than iPhone 5, but it's extremely heavier. Sony Xperia Z3 has a greater performance than Apple iPhone 5, because it has 2,01 GB more RAM memory, a graphics processing unit and a larger number of cores.
The Sony Xperia Z3 has just a bit better display than iPhone 5, because it has a much better 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, a larger screen, a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a quite brighter display. The Sony Xperia Z3 takes way better photographs and videos than iPhone 5, because it has a much larger back-facing camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a lot better 3840x2160 video definition, a larger camera aperture to take better photography and video in poorly lited situations and a lot better resolution back-facing camera.
The Xperia Z3 has more memory for apps and games than Apple iPhone 5, because although it has only 16 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. Xperia Z3 features a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has a 3100mAh battery capacity instead of 1440mAh.
Xperia Z3 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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