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Sony Xperia Z1
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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.69 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 202.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 25.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (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 |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 880 hours standby time 13.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A50 has a score of 83.8, which is better than Sony Xperia Z1's global score of 71.5. The Galaxy A50 body is a lot newer, a little lighter and just a little thinner than Sony Xperia Z1. Galaxy A50 features a little better performance than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
Xperia Z1 features a much better screen than Galaxy A50, because although it has a much smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a bit better display pixel density. The Galaxy A50 has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A50 features better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy A50 has a much better camera than Xperia Z1, because although it has a smaller camera sensor capturing lower quality pictures and videos, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also counts with a bigger aperture and a more megapixels camera in the back.
Galaxy A50 is a bit more expensive than Xperia Z1, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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