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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 82.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2013-09-04 | 2017-01-31 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 5.98 x 2.95 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 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 | 9.57 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| 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 9 Porsche Design is much better than the Xperia Z1, having a score of 82.7 against 72.8. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has newer 8.0 Oreo version while Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design is a newer and somewhat thinner phone than the Xperia Z1, although it's also just a little bit heavier.
Xperia Z1 counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design, although it has a quite smaller screen, a little worse pixel amount in each inch of screen and a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px. Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory.
Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design has a bit more powerful CPU than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM and more cores. The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design counts with improved battery duration than Xperia Z1, because it has a 4000mAh battery size.
The Huawei Mate 9 Porsche Design features just a bit better camera than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has a lot smaller sensor taking lot lower quality images and videos, a way worse resolution back-facing camera and a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for low-light photos and video, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 video definition.
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