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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 81.7 | 77.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2017-04-21 | 2014-09-03 |
| 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches | 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.02 ounces |
| Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 173.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| -- | 592 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.9 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.34 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time |
| 4.96 | 5.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 has a global score of 81.7, which is slightly better than Xperia Z3's overall score of 77.3. The Galaxy S8 design is incredibly newer, a little lighter and somewhat thinner than the Xperia Z3. The Xperia Z3 features a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an additional GPU.
Sony Xperia Z3 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy S8, although it has a way worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, a lot less pixels per screen inch and a quite smaller screen. The Galaxy S8 counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Xperia Z3, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Sony Xperia Z3 takes slightly better photographs and videos than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low-light images, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Sony Xperia Z3 also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor which offers a better photo and video quality and a lot higher 20.7 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Sony Xperia Z3 features a bit superior battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 costs a little more than Xperia Z3, but you can get a better phone for that few more dollars.
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