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Sony Xperia Z1
North AmericaC6906
| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 78.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-09-04 | 2018-04-27 |
| 5.69 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 5.87 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 329.00 | $ 274.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 429 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 880 hours standby time 13.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 Huawei P20 has an overall score of 78.1, which is a bit better than the Xperia Z1's 71.5 global score. The Huawei P20 is a extremely newer device, and it's also a bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than Xperia Z1. Both of these phones include Android OS, but the Huawei P20 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.2 version, so it provides you a lot of extra features.
The Huawei P20 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and 4 more cores. Sony Xperia Z1 has a brighter screen than Huawei P20, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little bit lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per screen inch.
Huawei P20 has a much bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Xperia Z1, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei P20 features a bit superior battery performance than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a 3400mAh battery size. Huawei P20 features a much better camera than Xperia Z1, because although it has a lot worse 12 mega-pixels resolution back camera, and they both have the same back-facing camera sensor size, the Huawei P20 also counts with a bigger aperture to take better images in low light environments and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Huawei P20 is also a bargain compared to the other devices, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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