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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-09-19 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.50 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 700.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.24 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Xperia XZ1 has a general score of 78.3, which is a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017)'s score of 75.8. Xperia XZ1's design is just a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than Galaxy A7 (2017), although they were released with only a few months difference. The Xperia XZ1 counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Xperia XZ1 also has 1 GB more RAM.
The Xperia XZ1 features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920px, the Xperia XZ1 also counts with a quite greater display pixel density. Xperia XZ1 captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for shooting photos in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a higher 19 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a way higher (4K) video quality.
The Xperia XZ1 has a lot bigger memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1,95 TB. The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with a much longer battery performance than Xperia XZ1, because it has a 3600mAh battery size.
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