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Sony Xperia Z1
16 GBC6916
| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-09-04 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.69 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 310.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 880 hours standby time 13.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 has a global score of 78.1, which is a bit better than Xperia Z1's general score of 71.5. Huawei P20's design is newer, a bit thinner and just a little lighter than Xperia Z1. Both phones we are comparing here have Android operating system, but the Huawei P20 has 9.0 Pie version and Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.2 version, so it provides you a lot of extra features.
Xperia Z1 counts with a brighter screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit better amount of pixels per inch in the screen. The Huawei P20 counts with a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Xperia Z1, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Huawei P20 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM and more cpu cores. Huawei P20 shoots much clearer photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has a back camera with a lot worse 12 megapixels resolution, and they both have the same sensor size, the Huawei P20 also counts with a larger diafragm aperture for better photography and video in low-light environments and a way better video quality.
Huawei P20 counts with a bit better battery lifetime than Xperia Z1, because it has a 13% bigger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Huawei P20 is also a bit cheaper, making this phone a very good choice.
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