Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 69.9 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Nokia |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2, 4.3 | -- |
| 2014-01-06 | 2019-03-03 |
| 5.00 x 2.56 x 0.37 inches | 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.83 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Green, Pink and White | Blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 929.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 342 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 3320mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 670 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.24 | 5.28 |
| 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
Nokia 9 PureView is just a bit better than Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, having a 76.4 score against 69.9. Nokia 9 PureView is a way newer and thinner phone than the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, but it's much heavier. The Nokia 9 PureView features a little faster processing unit than Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and more processing cores.
The Nokia 9 PureView features a slightly better looking screen than Xperia Z1 Compact, because it has a lot better resolution of 1440 x 2880, a really bigger screen and a much higher screen density. Nokia 9 PureView counts with a little bit better camera than Xperia Z1 Compact, because although it has a back facing camera with much less mega-pixels resolution and a tinier back-facing camera sensor taking less light and washed colors, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low light images and a much higher video quality.
Nokia 9 PureView counts with a much greater memory to install games and applications than Xperia Z1 Compact, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Nokia 9 PureView has a really longer battery life than Xperia Z1 Compact, because it has a 44% more battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Nokia 9 PureView is also a lot cheaper, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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