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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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
Google Pixel 2 is better than Sony Xperia Z1, getting a global score of 81.6 against 72.8. Google Pixel 2's design is newer, just a little thinner and somewhat lighter than the Sony Xperia Z1. Sony Xperia Z1 has a little bit better looking display than Google Pixel 2. Both have a higher quantity of pixels per screen inch, the same exact resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a display with the same size.
Google Pixel 2 has a bit superior processor than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Google Pixel 2 counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Google Pixel 2 takes better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has a much worse resolution camera in the back and a tinier back-facing camera sensor which offers a lower image and video quality, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture.
Xperia Z1 features just a little bit longer battery duration than Google Pixel 2, because it has an 11% bigger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Google Pixel 2 is also a lot cheaper, which makes this phone a great choice.
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