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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 83.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-03-15 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 202.00 |
| 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 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 25.00 MP + 25.00 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.12 |
| 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 | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A50 has a score of 83.8, which is better than Sony Xperia Z1's 72.8 global score. Even though Galaxy A50 is a bit heavier than the Sony Xperia Z1, it's thinner and newer. Samsung Galaxy A50 features a bit faster CPU than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with more CPU cores and more RAM.
Xperia Z1 features a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A50, because although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a quite higher screen pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy A50 shoots much better photographs and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has a tinier back camera sensor taking less light and duller colors, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy A50 also counts with a back facing camera with more mega-pixels and a larger aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy A50 has a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A50 features superior battery duration than Xperia Z1, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy A50 is also a bargain compared to others, making this phone an obvious call.
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