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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 89.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-11-15 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.35 x 5.76 x 0.43 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 10.41 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Blue |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | $ 2299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 40.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.8 | 9.02 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| 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 Huawei Mate X has a global score of 89.4, which is much better than the Xperia Z1's overall score of 72.8. The Huawei Mate X is a a lot newer cellphone than Xperia Z1, but it's notably thicker and extremely heavier. Both phones we compare here have Android operating system, but Huawei Mate X has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4, providing lots of additional features.
The Xperia Z1 counts with a little more vivid display than Huawei Mate X, because although it has a lot worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixel amount in each inch in the display. Huawei Mate X has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Xperia Z1, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei Mate X counts with just a bit better processing power than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and more RAM. Huawei Mate X has a slightly better camera than Xperia Z1, because it has a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photography and video, a back camera with a much better resolution and a way larger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
Huawei Mate X has a much better battery lifetime than Xperia Z1, because it has a 4500mAh battery size.
Although Huawei Mate X is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Xperia Z1, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Xperia Z1. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the Huawei Mate X, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and get the Xperia Z1, letting go a couple specifications.
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