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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 84 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.33 x 3.00 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.91 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Cosmic purple, Emerald green and Space silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 990 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2860 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP16 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 40.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 11.99 |
| 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 | 4200mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
Huawei Mate 30 is better than the Xperia Z1, with a score of 84 against 72.8. Both devices we compare here come with Android OS, but the Huawei Mate 30 has the previous 10 version and Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4. Although Huawei Mate 30 is somewhat heavier than Xperia Z1, it's just a bit thinner and also incredibly newer.
The Huawei Mate 30 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and more cores. Xperia Z1 features a more vivid display than Huawei Mate 30, because although it has a much smaller screen and a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, it also counts with a little higher pixels count in each display inch.
The Huawei Mate 30 takes much better photographs and videos than Xperia Z1, because it has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera, a much better video quality, a larger camera aperture to take better photography and videos in poorly lited environments and a much larger camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality.
The Huawei Mate 30 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Huawei Mate 30 features a superior battery life than Xperia Z1, because it has 4200mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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