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Sony Xperia Z1
3G OnlyC6902/L39h
| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 93.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-05-16 |
| 5.69 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 329.00 | $ 342.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 502 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 880 hours standby time 13.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is a lot better than the Xperia Z1, getting a 93.6 score against 71.5. Both of these phones use Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has an older 11 version and Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.2. Although Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is heavier than the Xperia Z1, it's a little bit thinner and also extremely newer.
The Xperia Z1 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy S10 5G, although it has a really smaller display, a way worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a quite inferior pixels amount per screen inch. The Galaxy S10 5G features a much bigger storage for apps and games than Xperia Z1, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy S10 5G features a little bit better processing power than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and more CPU cores. The Galaxy S10 5G counts with a way better battery duration than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has a better camera than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has a much lower 12 mega pixels resolution camera in the back and a smaller back camera sensor offering a worse image quality, it also counts with a much larger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures and a lot higher (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy S10 5G costs a bit more money than Xperia Z1, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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