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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2017-03-31 | 2014-09-03 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 229.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 592 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 890 hours standby time 14 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| 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 Xperia Z3 is slightly better than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, having a global score of 75.8 against 74.6. The Xperia Z3 construction is a bit lighter and a lot thinner than the Motorola Moto G5 Plus, even though it was released 3 years before. The Xperia Z3 has a more vivid screen than Moto G5 Plus. Both of them have exactly the same resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a display with the same size and the same display pixels density.
The Sony Xperia Z3 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because although it has lesser CPU cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. The Sony Xperia Z3 shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Motorola Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for taking photos and/or video in low light situations, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Sony Xperia Z3 also counts with a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a bigger back camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
The Motorola Moto G5 Plus counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z3, and although they both have a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB, the Motorola Moto G5 Plus also has 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Xperia Z3 has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a 3% bigger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Xperia Z3 is also a bargain compared to the other phones, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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