Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-09-21 | 2018-10-17 |
| 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Stainless steel | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 6 inches |
| 2436 x 1125 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 463 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 625 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 4.64 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone XS has an overall score of 84.2, which is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia XZ3's general score of 79.6. IPhone XS's construction is a little bit lighter and incredibly thinner than the Sony Xperia XZ3, even though both were released only 1 months apart. IPhone XS has just a bit better hardware performance than Xperia XZ3, because although it has lesser and slower CPU cores, and they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone XS also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The Xperia XZ3 counts with a little more vivid display than Apple iPhone XS, because although it has less brightness, it also counts with a bit larger screen, a better resolution of 1440 x 2880px and a just a bit better quantity of pixels per inch in the display. Xperia XZ3 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than iPhone XS, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Xperia XZ3 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The Xperia XZ3 counts with longer battery performance than Apple iPhone XS, because it has 3330mAh of battery capacity against 2659mAh. The Sony Xperia XZ3 captures just a bit better videos and photos than Apple iPhone XS, because although it has a smaller camera aperture and slower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also counts with a camera in the back with a way better 19 mega-pixels resolution and a bigger back camera sensor which offers a better image and video quality.
IPhone XS costs a bit more than the Xperia XZ3, but you can get a better phone for that extra dollars.
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