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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Sony |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-05-23 | 2018-10-17 |
| 5.63 x 2.72 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 205.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.12 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2620mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 4.56 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 Xperia XZ3 has an overall score of 79.6, which is slightly better than Sony Xperia X's 72.9 global score. The Xperia XZ3 is a way newer cellphone than Sony Xperia X, although it's extremely thicker and extremely heavier. Xperia XZ3 has a brighter screen than Xperia X, because it has a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen, a way better resolution of 1440 x 2880px and a bigger screen.
The Xperia XZ3 features just a bit better hardware performance than Xperia X, because it has a higher number of cores and a greater amount of RAM. The Sony Xperia XZ3 features a much bigger storage to install applications and games than Sony Xperia X, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Xperia XZ3 has a slightly better camera than Xperia X, because although it has a back camera with lesser mega pixels resolution, and they both have the same aperture and a 0.43 inches camera sensor, the Xperia XZ3 also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video quality. Xperia XZ3 features superior battery performance than Sony Xperia X, because it has a 27 percent bigger battery capacity.
Although Sony Xperia XZ3 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Sony Xperia X, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Sony Xperia X. So if you need that extra features, you can buy the Sony Xperia XZ3, else you can save some dollars and get the Sony Xperia X, resigning a couple specifications.
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