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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-12-16 | 2018-10-17 |
| 5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.28 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Xperia XZ3 has an overall score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)'s 72.8 general score. Although Xperia XZ3 is a lot newer than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), it's incredibly thicker and heavier. The Xperia XZ3 has a more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a little larger display, a better screen density and a lot higher 1440 x 2880 resolution.
The Xperia XZ3 has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy A7 (2016), because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB and more internal memory capacity. The Xperia XZ3 counts with a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A7 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Xperia XZ3 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Galaxy A7 (2016) and the Sony Xperia XZ3 both count with extremely similar battery performance, although the Sony Xperia XZ3 also has 3330mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh. Xperia XZ3 has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016), because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 19 mega-pixels resolution back camera and a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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