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Sony Xperia Z1
16 GBC6916
| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | LG |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2017-09-21 |
| 5.69 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 310.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | P-OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 880 hours standby time 13.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 LG V30 is much better than Sony Xperia Z1, getting a 79.1 score against 71.5. LG V30 is a a lot newer phone, and it is also thinner and just a bit lighter than Sony Xperia Z1. The LG V30 counts with just a little better performance than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and faster) and a larger amount of RAM.
Sony Xperia Z1 has a little sharper screen than LG V30, although it has a quite smaller screen, a lot lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a just a bit less pixels per inch in the display. LG V30 counts with much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal storage capacity.
LG V30 has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z1, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. LG V30 counts with a better camera than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has a lot tinier back camera sensor taking less light and duller colors and a back camera with a way lower resolution, it also counts with a lot better (4K) video quality and a larger camera aperture.
LG V30 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest, making this phone a very good choice.
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