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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-01-06 | 2018-10-17 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Sony Xperia XZ3 has an overall score of 79.6, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A8 (2018)'s 79.2 score. Although the Sony Xperia XZ3 is newer than Galaxy A8 (2018), it is somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. Xperia XZ3 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018). Both of them have 8 CPU cores and a 4 GB RAM.
Sony Xperia XZ3 has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a higher resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels, a bit larger screen and a bit better pixels density. Sony Xperia XZ3 features a little bit more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also has a SD extension slot that supports up to 512 GB.
The Xperia XZ3 shoots better photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light photography, it also counts with a back camera with more MP and a much higher video resolution. The Xperia XZ3 counts with just a bit better battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has an 11% greater battery size.
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