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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-09-20 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.07 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Crush blue and Midsummer purple |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | $ 430.00 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G76 MP10 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 48.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 11.55 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei nova 5T has a general score of 80.8, which is better than Sony Xperia Z1's 72.8 global score. Both phones in this comparison use Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei nova 5T has an older 10 version and Sony Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4. The Huawei nova 5T construction is notably newer and just a little bit thinner, but also a bit heavier than Sony Xperia Z1.
Huawei nova 5T has a little faster processing unit than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The Sony Xperia Z1 has a more vivid display than Huawei nova 5T, because although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080px resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little better pixel quantity per inch in the display.
Huawei nova 5T features a much better camera than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a back-facing camera with a much better resolution, a larger diafragm aperture for better photography and videos in poorly lited environments, a way better video quality and a bigger back camera sensor providing a better image quality.
The Huawei nova 5T counts with a superior storage capacity for apps and games than Xperia Z1, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Huawei nova 5T has longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a 25 percent larger battery capacity.
The Huawei nova 5T is a lot more expensive than the Sony Xperia Z1, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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