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Sony Xperia Z1
JapanSO-01F
| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | Android 11 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2021-05-26 |
| 5.69 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 6.37 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.70 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Aurora Green, Chrome Silver, Graphite Gray and Nighttime Blue |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 199.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 700 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A76 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Arm Mali-G57 MC2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 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 | -- |
| 8.8 | 9.79 |
| 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), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G has a general score of 79.5, which is much better than the Xperia Z1's overall score of 71.5. Although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G is notably newer than the Xperia Z1, it is just a bit thicker and heavier. These phones come with Android OS, but Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G has the previous 11 version while Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.2.
The Xperia Z1 features a better display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G, because although it has a much smaller display and a little bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a little higher count of pixels in each screen inch. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G features much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xperia Z1, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory.
Xperia Z1 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G count with really similar processing units, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G captures much clearer photos and videos than Xperia Z1, because it has a bigger camera aperture for better low-light photos, a bigger sensor and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G has a much better battery lifetime than Xperia Z1, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 5G costs the same than the Sony Xperia Z1, which makes it a very good choice.
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