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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 14 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2024-08-08 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.33 x 2.85 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Jungle Green, Koala Gray and Peach Fuzz |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2712 x 1220 pixels |
| TFT | P-OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (4 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 720 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 11.66 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| 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 Motorola Edge 50 has a general score of 81.2, which is better than Xperia Z1's overall score of 72.8. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but Motorola Edge 50 has 14 version and Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4. The Motorola Edge 50 body is notably newer and just a little thinner, but somewhat heavier than Xperia Z1.
The Motorola Edge 50 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a bit greater display pixel density, a lot larger screen and a better resolution of 1220 x 2712 pixels. The Xperia Z1 counts with a very superior processing unit than Motorola Edge 50, because although it has less processing cores (but faster) and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
Motorola Edge 50 counts with a way bigger storage to store more apps and games than Xperia Z1, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. Motorola Edge 50 has a very superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
The Motorola Edge 50 counts with a much better camera than Xperia Z1, because it has a much better 50 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, a bigger camera aperture for better low light images and videos, a lot better (4K) video quality and a way larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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