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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | LG |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2020-05-15 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.58 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Aurora gray, Aurora green, Aurora silver, Aurora white and Illusion sunset |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 264.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2460 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | P-OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 395 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 620 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 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 17.06 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | 11.44 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The LG Velvet is better than the Xperia Z1, having an 87.1 score against 72.8. Even though LG Velvet is heavier than the Xperia Z1, it's just a little thinner and also much newer. The Sony Xperia Z1 has a more vivid display than LG Velvet, because although it has a way smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a little bit better screen density.
The LG Velvet has a bit faster processing unit than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and faster) and a larger amount of RAM memory. LG Velvet has a greater camera than Xperia Z1, because it has a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos, a lot more MP back facing camera, a bigger sensor shooting higher quality videos and photographs and a way better (4K) video quality.
LG Velvet counts with a superior memory for applications and games than Xperia Z1, because it has a SD card slot that admits up to 1,95 TB and more internal memory capacity. LG Velvet has a really longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z1, because it has a 43% greater battery capacity.
LG Velvet costs a bit more money than Xperia Z1, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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