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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-03-02 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A30 has a global score of 79.6, which is a bit better than Xperia Z1's overall score of 72.8. The Samsung Galaxy A30 construction is extremely newer and thinner, but also just a bit heavier than Xperia Z1. The Sony Xperia Z1 features a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater pixel count in each inch in the display.
The Sony Xperia Z1 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A30, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. The Galaxy A30 captures slightly better pictures and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has a smaller back camera sensor capturing worse quality videos and photographs, a much less MP resolution camera in the back and a lower (Full HD) video quality, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better photos and video in poorly lited situations.
The Galaxy A30 has a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Xperia Z1, because it has 64 GB internal storage and a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy A30 counts with greater battery performance than Xperia Z1, because it has a 33 percent bigger battery capacity.
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