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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Pink and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | P-OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 7.7 |
| 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 | 28.00mm 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 (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 | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.88 |
| 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 3 is a bit better than the Xperia Z1, having an 80 score against 72.8. The Google Pixel 3 is a notably newer phone, and it is also a bit thinner and a little bit lighter than Xperia Z1. The Xperia Z1 features a bit better looking screen than Google Pixel 3, because although it has a little smaller display and a little lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen.
Google Pixel 3 features just a bit bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Google Pixel 3 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a greater amount of RAM.
The Xperia Z1 features just a bit better battery duration than Google Pixel 3, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. Google Pixel 3 shoots much better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has a camera in the back with much less megapixels resolution and a tinier camera sensor offering a worse image quality, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better images and videos in low-light situations and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Google Pixel 3 not only is the best phones of the ones we compare here, but it's also a lot cheaper, making it an easy decision.
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