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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2020-09-07 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 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 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 64.00 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 | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 11.99 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Moto G9 Plus is much better than Xperia Z1, getting a global score of 80.5 against 72.8. Both of these devices work with Android operating system, but Motorola Moto G9 Plus has an older 10 version while Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4. Motorola Moto G9 Plus is a newer cellphone than the Xperia Z1, but it is notably heavier and thicker.
Xperia Z1 features a better display than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen. The Moto G9 Plus's processing unit is very similar to the Xperia Z1 one, because although the Moto G9 Plus has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with more 2.2 gigahertz processing cores and a higher amount of RAM.
The Moto G9 Plus counts with a much better camera than Xperia Z1, because it has a bigger camera aperture for better photography and video in poorly lited situations, a lot better (4K) video quality, a way more MP camera and a way larger camera sensor which provides a much better photo and video quality.
Moto G9 Plus counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z1, because it has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB and more internal storage capacity. The Motorola Moto G9 Plus features a really longer battery duration than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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