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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-09-04 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 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 | -- |
| 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 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 3 is a little bit better than the Xperia Z1, with a 76.3 score against 72.8. Huawei nova 3's construction is extremely newer and thinner, but also just a bit heavier than Xperia Z1. These phones use Android operating system, but the Huawei nova 3 has 8.1 Oreo version and Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4 version.
Xperia Z1 features a more vivid display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a bit lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a bit better pixels density. The Huawei nova 3 has a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei nova 3 features just a little better processing power than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM and more cpu cores. Huawei nova 3 counts with a better camera than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has a camera in the back with much less MP, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better images and videos in poorly lited situations and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Huawei nova 3 counts with better battery duration than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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