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| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-06-06 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.22 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Gray and White | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 612 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Moto Z4 is just a bit better than the Xperia XZ1, getting a overall score of 79.8 against 78.3. Moto Z4 is a a bit heavier phone than the Xperia XZ1, but both of them have the same thickness. Sony Xperia XZ1 has a little better performance than Motorola Moto Z4. Both have the same RAM memory amount and 8 CPU cores.
Xperia XZ1 has just a bit better screen than Moto Z4, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little bit greater number of pixels in each inch in the display. The Xperia XZ1 has a little bit more storage for apps and games than Motorola Moto Z4, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 1,95 TB.
The Moto Z4 features a superior camera than Sony Xperia XZ1, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same video quality, the Moto Z4 also has a way more megapixels camera, a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light images and a larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Moto Z4 has a way better battery lifetime than Xperia XZ1, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh.
Motorola Moto Z4 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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