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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-09-16 | 2018-10-17 |
| 5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 4.87 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Jet black, Red, Rose gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 849.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1334 x 750 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1960mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 3.84 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 7 is just a bit better than Sony Xperia XZ3, with a general score of 81.6 against 79.6. Even though the Apple iPhone 7 is extremely older than the Sony Xperia XZ3, it's design is a lot thinner and notably lighter. Sony Xperia XZ3 features a bit superior CPU than iPhone 7, because it has a larger number of faster cores and more RAM memory.
The Xperia XZ3 has a much better looking display than Apple iPhone 7, because although it has less brightness, it also counts with a bigger screen, a much greater display pixel density and a lot higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px. The iPhone 7 has more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xperia XZ3, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Xperia XZ3 features a superior battery duration than iPhone 7, because it has a 3330mAh battery size. Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with a slightly better camera than Apple iPhone 7, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also counts with a back camera with much more MP and a lot bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a way better image quality.
The Apple iPhone 7 is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest.
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