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Sony Xperia Z1
3G OnlyC6902/L39h
| 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 | -- |
| $ 329.00 | $ 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 general score of 78.1, which is a bit better than Xperia Z1's score of 71.5. Huawei P20 is a incredibly newer phone, and it's also a little lighter and just a bit thinner than the Xperia Z1. These phones use Android OS, but Huawei P20 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.2 version.
Xperia Z1 has a much better looking screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better amount of pixels in each display inch. The Huawei P20 counts with much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Xperia Z1, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Huawei P20 has a little faster processing unit than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM and a greater number of cores. Huawei P20 has a much better camera than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has a camera in the back with a lot worse resolution, and they both have a same size camera sensor, the Huawei P20 also counts with a bigger aperture for better images and videos in poorly lited situations and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
The Huawei P20 counts with just a little better battery life than Xperia Z1, because it has a 3400mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Huawei P20 is also by far the cheapest one.
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