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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
Sony Xperia Z3
D6603D6603
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 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 |
| $ 195.00 | $ 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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
Sony Xperia Z3 has a score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than Apple iPhone 5's 71.7 score. Sony Xperia Z3 is a newer and just a bit thinner cellphone than Apple iPhone 5, although it's also way heavier. Sony Xperia Z3 works with Android 4.4.4 operating system, while Apple iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x operating system.
Xperia Z3 features a little sharper display than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a greater screen pixel density, a way higher resolution of 1920 x 1080px, a quite brighter display and a larger display. The iPhone 5 has a bigger storage for apps and games than Xperia Z3, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Sony Xperia Z3 counts with a greater hardware performance than iPhone 5, because it has 2 more cores, a larger amount of RAM and a GPU. Sony Xperia Z3 has a way better battery performance than iPhone 5, because it has a 115% more battery capacity. Xperia Z3 has a greater camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a larger aperture, a way larger camera sensor capturing lot higher quality photographs, a camera with a much higher 20.7 mega-pixels resolution and a way better (4K) video definition.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, Xperia Z3 is also cheaper than the Apple iPhone 5.
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