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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | HarmonyOS 2 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2021-09-20 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.43 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Green and Violet |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 642L 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 9.46 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei nova 9 Pro has a score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than Sony Xperia Z1's overall score of 72.8. Huawei nova 9 Pro works with HarmonyOS 2 operating system, while Sony Xperia Z1 works with Android 4.4.4 operating system. Although Huawei nova 9 Pro is heavier than Sony Xperia Z1, it's a little thinner and also a lot newer.
The Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and more RAM. Xperia Z1 has a little sharper display than Huawei nova 9 Pro, because although it has a way smaller screen and a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a bit higher count of pixels in each inch in the display.
Huawei nova 9 Pro has a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Huawei nova 9 Pro has a bit better camera than Xperia Z1, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a bigger diafragm aperture and a camera with way more mega-pixels.
Huawei nova 9 Pro counts with better battery life than Xperia Z1, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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