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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Sony |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-21 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 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 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia XZ3 is a bit better than the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, getting a score of 79.6 against 73.7. Both of these phones use Android OS, but the Sony Xperia XZ3 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version while Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo. The Sony Xperia XZ3 body is newer than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus's, although it's thicker and a little bit heavier.
Sony Xperia XZ3 counts with a bit superior CPU than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Sony Xperia XZ3 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Xperia XZ3 has a better looking screen than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a much higher resolution of 1440 x 2880, a little bit larger display and a higher pixels count in each inch of display.
Sony Xperia XZ3 has a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage. Xperia XZ3 counts with just a bit better camera than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a worse resolution back camera, and they both have the same sensor size and a F2 camera aperture, the Xperia XZ3 also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Xperia XA1 Plus has a bit better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia XZ3, because it has 3430mAh of battery capacity instead of 3330mAh.
Although Xperia XZ3 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Xperia XA1 Plus, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Xperia XA1 Plus. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the Xperia XZ3, else you can save a couple dollars and buy the Xperia XA1 Plus, letting go some specs and features.
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