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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 77.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2014-09-03 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.02 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 386 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 592 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.20 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 5.6 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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 Z3 is just a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017), with a 77.3 score against 75.8. The Xperia Z3 construction is a little lighter than the Galaxy A7 (2017), but it's somewhat thicker and was released 2 years before. The Sony Xperia Z3 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has lesser processing cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Sony Xperia Z3 also counts with a GPU.
The Sony Xperia Z3 features a way better screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, the Sony Xperia Z3 also counts with a just a little higher pixels quantity in each display inch. The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with just a bit bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z3, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) counts with just a bit better battery performance than Xperia Z3, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity. The Xperia Z3 takes better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video definition and a back facing camera with lot more mega pixels.
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