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HTC One (M8)
16 GBSony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Sony |
| Android 5.0, 4.4.3, 4.4 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2014-03-25 | 2014-09-03 |
| 5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and Red | Black, Brown, Green and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 505.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 592 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 4.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 20 hours talk time | 890 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 4.56 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Z3 is slightly better than HTC One (M8), having a global score of 75.8 against 70.4. Both devices in our current comparison use Android OS (operating system), but Sony Xperia Z3 has the previous 4.4.4 version while HTC One (M8) has Android 5.0. Sony Xperia Z3's body is extremely thinner and a bit lighter than HTC One (M8), even when both of them were only released with a couple of months difference.
Sony Xperia Z3 features a little bit better looking display than HTC One (M8), because although it has a quite worse number of pixels per display inch, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1920 x 1080, the Sony Xperia Z3 also counts with a little larger display. Xperia Z3 features just a little better hardware performance than HTC One (M8), and although they both have a 450 megahertz graphics co-processor and a Quad-Core CPU, the Xperia Z3 also has more RAM memory.
Xperia Z3 features a lot better camera than HTC One (M8), and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the Xperia Z3 also has a way larger sensor capturing lot better quality videos and photographs, a much more megapixels camera in the back and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Xperia Z3's memory to install applications and games is very similar to HTC One (M8)'s one, they have an external memory card slot that admits up to 128 GB and the same 16 GB internal storage capacity. The Xperia Z3 counts with better battery lifetime than HTC One (M8), because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity.
Sony Xperia Z3 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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