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Sony Xperia Z1
JapanSO-01F
| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | Android 10 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2020-11-27 |
| 5.69 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Cool blue, Power black and Yellow |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 880 hours standby time 13.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Poco M3 is slightly better than Xperia Z1, with a global score of 78.2 against 71.5. Xiaomi Poco M3's body is a lot newer than Xperia Z1's, although it's heavier and thicker. These phones work with Android operating system, but Xiaomi Poco M3 has 10 version and Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.2.
Xperia Z1 counts with a better display than Xiaomi Poco M3, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a bit lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a quite higher number of pixels in each inch in the screen. Xiaomi Poco M3 features a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Xperia Z1 features a bit better CPU than Xiaomi Poco M3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and less cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional graphics processor. Xiaomi Poco M3 takes much better photos and videos than Xperia Z1, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Xiaomi Poco M3 also has a bigger sensor, a bigger camera aperture and a lot better 48 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Xiaomi Poco M3 has a really longer battery life than Xperia Z1, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, the Xiaomi Poco M3 is also a bargain compared to others.
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