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| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| Android 13 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2023-05-04 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| P-OLED | OLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") 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 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.77 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4400mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia XZ3 has an overall score of 79.6, which is a bit better than the Motorola Edge 40's overall score of 77.2. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but the Sony Xperia XZ3 has 9.0 Pie version while Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13 version, so it offers a lot of extra features and better performance. Even though Sony Xperia XZ3 is better than the Motorola Edge 40, we must highlight that it's also way older, incredibly thicker and heavier.
Xperia XZ3 features a little more vivid screen than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has much worse brightness and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1440 x 2880 pixels resolution and a better pixel count in each inch in the screen. The Xperia XZ3 has a lot better performance than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with a greater memory for apps and games than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB. The Motorola Edge 40 features a superior camera than Xperia XZ3, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a much higher resolution camera, a much larger camera sensor taking much better quality videos and photos and a way larger camera aperture.
The Motorola Edge 40 counts with superior battery lifetime than Xperia XZ3, because it has a 32% greater battery size.
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