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Apple iPhone 5s
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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2013-09-10 | 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, Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 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 A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 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/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1570mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 3.36 | 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
The Xperia Z3 is a bit better than Apple iPhone 5s, with a overall score of 77.3 against 75.5. The Xperia Z3 counts with Android 4.4.4 operating system, and Apple iPhone 5s works with iOS 8.x operating system. Even though Xperia Z3 is newer than Apple iPhone 5s, it is somewhat thicker and notably heavier.
Sony Xperia Z3 features a little more vivid display than iPhone 5s, because it has a better pixels density, a little brighter display, a lot better 1920 x 1080 resolution and a larger screen. The Xperia Z3 features a bit better processor than Apple iPhone 5s, because although it has a slower GPU running at 450 megahertz and a 32-bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with more processing cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Xperia Z3 counts with a bit more memory capacity for applications and games than iPhone 5s, because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. The Sony Xperia Z3 has a really longer battery life than Apple iPhone 5s, because it has a 3200mAh battery capacity against 1570mAh.
The Xperia Z3 takes much clearer videos and photos than iPhone 5s, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photos and videos, a way higher resolution camera in the back, a lot better (4K) video resolution and a lot larger camera sensor capturing lot better quality photographs and videos.
The Sony Xperia Z3 not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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