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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2013-09-04 | 2017-10-20 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 5.93 x 3.06 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Brown, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 239.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 498 pixels per inch |
| -- | 730 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Mate 10 is just a bit better than Xperia Z1, having a global score of 78.9 against 72.8. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but Huawei Mate 10 has 10 version while Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4. The Huawei Mate 10 is a noticeably newer and a bit thinner cellphone than the Xperia Z1, although it is also somewhat heavier.
The Huawei Mate 10 features a bit better looking screen than Xperia Z1, because it has a bigger screen, a quite better display density and a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px. Huawei Mate 10 features much more memory to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB and 32 GB more internal memory.
Huawei Mate 10 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores. The Huawei Mate 10 has improved battery performance than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a 33% more battery capacity.
Huawei Mate 10 features a bit better camera than Xperia Z1, because although it has a way smaller sensor and a camera with much less mega pixels, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video quality and a larger aperture.
Huawei Mate 10 and the Xperia Z1 cost the same.
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