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Sony Xperia Z1
North AmericaC6906
| 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 |
| $ 329.00 | $ 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 has a score of 78.2, which is a bit better than Xperia Z1's 71.5 global score. The Xiaomi Poco M3 is a way newer device than Xperia Z1, although it is thicker and heavier. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Poco M3 has an older 10 version and Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.2 version.
The Sony Xperia Z1 has a bit better processing unit than Xiaomi Poco M3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra graphics processor. The Sony Xperia Z1 counts with a sharper display than Xiaomi Poco M3, because although it has a way smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a quite greater pixels density.
The Xiaomi Poco M3 counts with a way better camera than Xperia Z1, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Poco M3 also has a larger sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures, a bigger aperture to take better photography and videos in poorly lited situations and a lot better resolution back camera.
Xiaomi Poco M3 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has more internal storage and a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Poco M3 features a way better battery life than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
The Xiaomi Poco M3 is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it an easy decision.
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