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| Global Score | |
| 69.9 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.3 | -- |
| 2014-01-06 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 4.83 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Green, Pink and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 929.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 342 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.17 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.12 |
| 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 |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 670 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPhone 8 Plus is way better than Xperia Z1 Compact, with an 87.1 score against 69.9. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus body is way newer and somewhat thinner than Xperia Z1 Compact's, but it's also noticeably heavier. IPhone 8 Plus features a display that's very similar to the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact one, although the iPhone 8 Plus also has a larger screen, a quite higher pixels quantity per inch of display and a lot higher 1080 x 1920px resolution.
IPhone 8 Plus counts with a superior processing unit than Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores, more RAM and a 64-bits CPU. The iPhone 8 Plus features a much better camera than Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, because although it has a lot smaller back camera sensor shooting much worse quality videos and photos and a way less megapixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a larger camera aperture for better photos and video in low light situations and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
The iPhone 8 Plus has a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z1 Compact, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Apple iPhone 8 Plus has just a bit better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, because it has 2691mAh of battery capacity.
IPhone 8 Plus is a bit more expensive than the Xperia Z1 Compact, but you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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