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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 77.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| HarmonyOS 3 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2023-04-08 | 2014-09-03 |
| 6.18 x 5.57 x 0.21 inches | 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 8.43 ounces | 6.02 ounces |
| Black, Dark Green, Gold, Purple and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2224 x 2496 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 429 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 592 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G SM8475 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset |
| processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 6.64 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia Z3 has an overall score of 77.3, which is a little bit better than the Huawei Mate X3's 74.7 score. Xperia Z3 has Android 4.4.4 OS, while Huawei Mate X3 works with HarmonyOS 3 OS. The Xperia Z3 construction is extremely lighter than Huawei Mate X3, but it's notably thicker and was released many years before.
The Xperia Z3 counts with a much more vibrant display than Huawei Mate X3, although it has a quite worse screen pixels density, a lot smaller screen and a much lower 1920 x 1080 resolution. Xperia Z3 counts with a much powerful CPU than Huawei Mate X3, because although it has a lower number of cores and 5 GB less RAM, it also counts with a GPU.
Huawei Mate X3 counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Z3, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei Mate X3 features just a bit better camera than Xperia Z3, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Huawei Mate X3 also has faster 60 fps video frame rate, a back camera with a way better resolution and a bigger camera aperture to take better low light captures and videos.
The Huawei Mate X3 counts with a really longer battery duration than Xperia Z3, because it has a 50% larger battery size.
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