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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Purple and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| 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
The Google Pixel 3a XL has an overall score of 78.9, which is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z1's 72.8 general score. Google Pixel 3a XL's design is noticeably newer and a little thinner, but a little heavier than Sony Xperia Z1. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Google Pixel 3a XL has 11 version while Sony Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4 version.
Xperia Z1 has a bit faster processor than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM and less processing cores (but faster), it also counts with an extra GPU. Xperia Z1 features a sharper screen than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has a little smaller display and a bit lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, it also counts with a bit higher pixel amount per inch in the screen.
The Google Pixel 3a XL features just a bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. Google Pixel 3a XL captures much better photos and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has a tinier back-facing camera sensor shooting lower quality videos and photographs and a camera in the back with lot less mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture for better low light photography and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Google Pixel 3a XL has better battery performance than Xperia Z1, because it has a 23% bigger battery size.
In addition to being the best phone in our current comparison, the Google Pixel 3a XL is also by far the cheapest, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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