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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Nokia |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-03-03 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Blue |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | P-OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 9.68 |
| 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 | 3320mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.28 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Nokia 9 PureView has a score of 76.4, which is a little bit better than the Xperia Z1's general score of 72.8. The Nokia 9 PureView is a notably newer and just a little bit thinner phone than Xperia Z1, although it is also a little bit heavier. Nokia 9 PureView features a bit more powerful CPU than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and more cores.
The Xperia Z1 has a bit more vivid screen than Nokia 9 PureView, although it has a way worse 1920 x 1080px resolution, a quite smaller screen and a quite worse screen density. Nokia 9 PureView has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Nokia 9 PureView counts with a little better battery performance than Xperia Z1, because it has an 11% more battery size. Nokia 9 PureView captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has a back-facing camera with a much lower resolution and a tinier back-facing camera sensor providing a worse image quality, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture and a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
Although Nokia 9 PureView is a better device, it costs a lot more than Xperia Z1, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Xperia Z1. If you want to save some money, you can get the Xperia Z1, and give up a few specs and features, but you'll get the most out of your savings.
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