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Apple iPhone 5
LTE and GSM A1428A1428
Sony Xperia Z3
VerizonD6708
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77.3 |
| 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 | 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 6.02 ounces |
| Black and White | Black 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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.12 |
| 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 | 3200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 5.2 |
| 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 77.3, which is a little bit better than Apple iPhone 5's overall score of 71.7. Sony Xperia Z3 comes with Android 4.4.4 operating system, and Apple iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x operating system. The Sony Xperia Z3 design is newer than Apple iPhone 5's, but it is extremely heavier and thicker.
Sony Xperia Z3 counts with a bit sharper screen than iPhone 5, because it has a bit more screen brightness, more pixels per inch in the screen, a bigger display and a way higher 1920 x 1080 resolution. Xperia Z3 features a bit bigger memory to install applications and games than iPhone 5, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
Xperia Z3 counts with a quite better processing power than iPhone 5, because it has an additional graphics co-processor, 2 more CPU cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Xperia Z3 features a greater camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a much better 3840x2160 video definition, a much larger back-facing camera sensor shooting way higher quality videos and photographs, a bigger aperture for better low light photos and a way more megapixels back facing camera.
The Xperia Z3 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 5, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Sony Xperia Z3 is also cheaper than the other phone, which makes it an easy choice.
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