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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-04-05 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.68 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Metal |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.88 |
| 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 (960 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
Xperia XZs is just a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017), getting a global score of 77.2 against 75.8. The Xperia XZs design is a little thicker but lighter than the Galaxy A7 (2017), and they were released only 3 months apart. Xperia XZs and Galaxy A7 (2017) feature really similar CPUs, because although the Xperia XZs has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory.
Sony Xperia XZs counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, the Sony Xperia XZs also counts with a little better count of pixels per inch of display. The Sony Xperia XZs has a very superior camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light captures and video, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality and a camera with more mega-pixels.
Xperia XZs's memory capacity for apps and games is just as good as the Galaxy A7 (2017) one, both of them have a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 256 GB and the same 32 GB internal memory capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has superior battery duration than Sony Xperia XZs, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
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