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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2014-09-03 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.02 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 592 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 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 |
| 10.78 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.20 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 |
| -- | 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), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z3, with a 79.2 score against 77.3. The Galaxy A8 (2018) is a noticeably newer and a bit thinner phone than the Sony Xperia Z3, although it is also just a little bit heavier. Xperia Z3 counts with a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, a little bit worse screen pixel density and a quite smaller display.
The Xperia Z3 counts with a little faster processor than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has less cpu cores (although faster) and 1 GB less RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) features a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z3, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Sony Xperia Z3 captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier aperture, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video resolution and a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels. The Xperia Z3 counts with a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 7 percent more battery capacity.
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