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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-04-26 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.46 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Pink and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 612 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 | 32.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 3.52 |
| 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 HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| 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
The Galaxy A70 is slightly better than Sony Xperia Z1, getting a 76.9 score against 72.8. Galaxy A70's design is way newer and a little bit thinner than the Sony Xperia Z1's, but it is somewhat heavier. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but Galaxy A70 has 10 version while Sony Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4.
Sony Xperia Z1 has a sharper display than Galaxy A70, because although it has a little worse 1920 x 1080 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit greater display pixels density. The Galaxy A70 and Sony Xperia Z1 both count with very similar processors, because although the Galaxy A70 has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and 4 more CPU cores (although slower).
The Sony Xperia Z1 shoots greater videos and photos than Galaxy A70, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for capturing images and/or video in low light environments, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Sony Xperia Z1 also counts with a bigger camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
The Galaxy A70 has a way bigger memory for applications and games than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 512 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy A70 has a way better battery lifetime than Xperia Z1, because it has a 4500mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy A70 is more expensive than Xperia Z1, but you can get a better phone for that few more dollars.
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