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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 89.4 | 77.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2019-11-15 | 2014-09-03 |
| 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches | 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.41 ounces | 6.02 ounces |
| Blue | Black and White |
| Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2299.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 414 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 592 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 40.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.02 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 6.32 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| 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
The Huawei Mate X is much better than the Xperia Z3, getting an 89.4 score against 77.3. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei Mate X has newer 9.0 Pie version and Xperia Z3 has Android 4.4.4, so it provides some extra features. Even though the Huawei Mate X is way newer than the Xperia Z3, it's much heavier and thicker.
Sony Xperia Z3 features a brighter screen than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a much lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit better pixel number in each inch in the display. Huawei Mate X counts with a bit better CPU than Sony Xperia Z3, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and more RAM.
Xperia Z3 has a superior camera than Huawei Mate X, although it has a lot lower resolution camera, a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low-light images and videos and a way smaller back camera sensor shooting much worse quality pictures. Huawei Mate X has a superior memory capacity for apps and games than Xperia Z3, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate X features a very superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z3, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity instead of 3200mAh.
Although Huawei Mate X is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Sony Xperia Z3, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Sony Xperia Z3. If you prefer to save a few dollars, you can get the Sony Xperia Z3, and give up a few features and specs, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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