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| Global Score | |
| 89.6 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-05-14 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.36 x 2.80 x 0.37 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Midnight magenta and Solar black | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 544.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 385 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 18.58 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 13.00mm 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.1 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Motorola edge has a global score of 89.6, which is better than the Sony Xperia XZ1's 78.3 score. Although the Motorola edge is way newer than the Sony Xperia XZ1, it is heavier and way thicker. The Xperia XZ1's CPU is just as good as Motorola edge's processing unit, and although the Xperia XZ1 has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Xperia XZ1 has a little sharper display than Motorola edge, because although it has a much smaller display and a quite lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a just a little greater pixels number in each inch of screen. The Motorola edge features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Xperia XZ1, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1000 GB against 1,95 TB, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Motorola edge has a really longer battery lifetime than Xperia XZ1, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh. Motorola edge features a better camera than Xperia XZ1, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Motorola edge also has a larger aperture, a back-facing camera with way more MP and a way bigger back camera sensor.
The Motorola edge is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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