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Sony Xperia Z1
North AmericaC6906
| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 93.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-05-16 |
| 5.69 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches | 6.40 x 3.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Crown silver, Majestic black and Royal gold |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 329.00 | $ 342.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3040 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 502 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 880 hours standby time 13.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is much better than Sony Xperia Z1, getting a 93.6 score against 71.5. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G body is noticeably newer and a little thinner, but somewhat heavier than Sony Xperia Z1. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G has the older 11 version while Sony Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.2 version.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G counts with a bit more powerful processor than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with more CPU cores and more RAM memory. The Xperia Z1 counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy S10 5G, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a much smaller screen and a just a little worse display density.
The Galaxy S10 5G shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has a smaller back-facing camera sensor providing a worse image quality and a lot lower resolution back camera, it also counts with a lot larger aperture to capture better low-light images and videos and a much better 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 240 GB more internal storage. Galaxy S10 5G features a very superior battery lifetime than Xperia Z1, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G costs a bit more money than the 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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