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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 9.24 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2017) is a bit better than the Xperia Z1, with a 75.8 score against 72.8. Even though the Galaxy A7 (2017) is somewhat heavier than the Xperia Z1, it's just a little bit thinner and a lot newer. Xperia Z1 features a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same exact 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Xperia Z1 also counts with a quite greater number of pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy A7 (2017) has a better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Z1, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB. Xperia Z1 features a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has 4 less processing cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) has longer battery life than Xperia Z1, because it has a 3600mAh battery size against 3000mAh. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has a little bit better camera than Xperia Z1, because although it has a lot lower 16 megapixels resolution back camera and a lower 1920x1080 video quality, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture.
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