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Sony Xperia Z1
JapanSO-01F
| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 80.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.69 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Pink and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| 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 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 880 hours standby time 13.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3 XL is better than the Xperia Z1, having an 80.7 score against 71.5. Google Pixel 3 XL's construction is notably newer and a bit thinner than Xperia Z1's, but it is also just a bit heavier. The Xperia Z1 features a bit better looking screen than Google Pixel 3 XL, although it has a way worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, a much smaller screen and a quite lower count of pixels per inch in the display.
Google Pixel 3 XL features a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Google Pixel 3 XL counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM.
The Google Pixel 3 XL features just a bit better battery duration than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has 3430mAh of battery capacity. Google Pixel 3 XL shoots much better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has a camera in the back with much less megapixels resolution and a tinier camera sensor offering a worse image quality, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better images and videos in low-light situations and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Google Pixel 3 XL not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also the cheapest, which makes it a simple decision.
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