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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 80.8 | 77.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2019-09-20 | 2014-09-03 |
| 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.14 ounces | 6.02 ounces |
| Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 430.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 409 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 592 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 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 |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G76 MP10 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.68 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 5T is just a bit better than the Xperia Z3, with an 80.8 score against 77.3. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but Huawei nova 5T has the previous 10 version while Xperia Z3 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Huawei nova 5T construction is way newer and somewhat thinner than Xperia Z3's, but it's just a little bit heavier.
The Sony Xperia Z3 and Huawei nova 5T both count with extremely similar CPUs, because although the Sony Xperia Z3 has an inferior number of slower cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Xperia Z3 counts with a better looking screen than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a just a bit greater display density.
Huawei nova 5T captures much better videos and photos than Xperia Z3, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Huawei nova 5T also has a larger diafragm aperture, a lot more mega pixels back camera and a bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a higher image and video quality.
Huawei nova 5T features a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z3, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei nova 5T counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Xperia Z3, because it has a 17% larger battery capacity.
Although Huawei nova 5T is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Sony Xperia Z3, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Sony Xperia Z3. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can get the Sony Xperia Z3, giving up some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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