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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-07-20 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.26 x 2.99 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Charming red, Crush blue and Midnight black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2310 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 398 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A73 and Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G51 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has a general score of 76.5, which is a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z1's overall score of 72.8. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) is a newer and just a bit thinner cellphone than the Sony Xperia Z1, but it's a little heavier. These phones come with Android operating system, but Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has the newer 9.0 Pie version while Sony Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4, so it gives a couple nice extra features and optimized performance.
The Xperia Z1 has a much better looking display than Huawei P20 Lite (2019), because although it has a bit worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little higher number of pixels per inch of display. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) features a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xperia Z1, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 256 GB.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019)'s processor is just as good as the Xperia Z1 one, because although the Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a greater number of 2200 MHz cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has a back camera with a way worse resolution and a lower 1920x1080 video quality, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture.
The Huawei P20 Lite (2019) has greater battery performance than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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