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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.6 | 5.28 |
| 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 XZ3 has a score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s global score of 75.8. The Xperia XZ3 design is newer, but a little bit heavier and much thicker than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017). The Xperia XZ3 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia XZ3 also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
Xperia XZ3 counts with a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a lot better 1440 x 2880 pixels resolution, a bit larger display and a better pixels amount per screen inch. Sony Xperia XZ3 has a much bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal memory.
The Xperia XZ3 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for taking images and videos in low light environments, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a back-facing camera with a better 19 mega pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has just a little better battery duration than Xperia XZ3, because it has an 8 percent more battery size.
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