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Sony Xperia Z1
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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 77.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | Android 14 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2023-12-16 |
| 5.69 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Blue Black and Light Blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 199.00 | $ 200.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 10.45 |
| 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) and LTE (4G) |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 880 hours standby time 13.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy A15 5G is just a bit better than Xperia Z1, having a overall score of 77.4 against 71.5. The Samsung Galaxy A15 5G is a heavier phone than Xperia Z1, but they are equally thin. Both of these phones have Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy A15 5G has the older 14 version while Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.2.
Sony Xperia Z1 counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy A15 5G, because although it has a really smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the display. The Xperia Z1 has a way better hardware performance than Galaxy A15 5G, because although it has lesser CPU cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processor.
Samsung Galaxy A15 5G features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Xperia Z1, because it has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A15 5G takes better photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z1, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Galaxy A15 5G also has a way more megapixels back-facing camera and a larger aperture.
The Galaxy A15 5G has a superior battery life than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a 67 percent greater battery size.
Galaxy A15 5G is a bit more expensive than Xperia Z1, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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