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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2013-09-04 | 2018-08-27 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is better than Xperia Z1's general score of 72.8. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star's design is a lot newer and thinner than Xperia Z1's, but it is also somewhat heavier. Both phones we are comparing here work with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4 version.
Samsung Galaxy A8 Star features a little bit better hardware performance than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and 4 more processing cores. Sony Xperia Z1 counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a quite higher display density.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory slot that holds up to 400 GB. The Galaxy A8 Star captures better pictures and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has a tinier sensor capturing lower quality videos and photographs and a much less mega pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video quality and a larger aperture to take better low light photos and video.
Galaxy A8 Star counts with improved battery life than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a 23% greater battery capacity.
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