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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-04-05 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Breathing and Crystal aurora |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | $ 504.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 422 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 | 40.00 MP + 32.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 11.66 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3650mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| 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 P30 is better than Sony Xperia Z1, getting a global score of 81.7 against 72.8. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android operating system, but the Huawei P30 has older 10 version and Sony Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4 version. Huawei P30 is a extremely newer and thinner cellphone than Sony Xperia Z1, but it is a little heavier.
The Xperia Z1 features a better looking display than Huawei P30, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit better screen pixel density. The Huawei P30 features a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
Huawei P30 features a little bit better hardware performance than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of cores (and they are faster). Huawei P30 shoots way better videos and photos than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a much better 3840x2160 video quality, a lot bigger sensor, a larger aperture to capture better low-light captures and videos and a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera.
The Huawei P30 has longer battery duration than Xperia Z1, because it has a 3650mAh battery capacity.
Although Huawei P30 is a better device, it is way more expensive than Xperia Z1, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Xperia Z1. So if you need that extra features, you can buy Huawei P30, else you can save some money and buy the Xperia Z1, giving up some specifications.
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