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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2017-09-22 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Gold, Red, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Monsoon and Mistral, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2390 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple 3-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 10.17 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.12 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2691mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.64 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a score of 87.1, which is much better than the Xperia Z1's 72.8 overall score. Apple iPhone 8 Plus's body is newer and somewhat thinner than Xperia Z1's, but it's also heavier. The iPhone 8 Plus counts with a greater hardware performance than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with 2 more CPU cores, a 64 bits processing unit and a higher amount of RAM.
Sony Xperia Z1 has a bit more vivid display than Apple iPhone 8 Plus, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the Sony Xperia Z1 also counts with a bit greater amount of pixels in each display inch. IPhone 8 Plus features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Sony Xperia Z1 has just a bit better battery life than iPhone 8 Plus, because it has an 11% greater battery capacity. The iPhone 8 Plus captures better photographs and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has a much smaller sensor taking way lower quality videos and photographs and a much less megapixels back camera, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture for better photography and videos in low-light environments and a way better video quality.
Although Apple iPhone 8 Plus is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Xperia Z1, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Xperia Z1. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the Apple iPhone 8 Plus, else you can save some dollars and get the Xperia Z1, letting go a couple specifications.
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