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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2021-03-18 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.46 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, blue and white |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| TFT | PLS |
| 441 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 S5E3830 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G52 MP1 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 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 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M12 has an overall score of 80, which is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z1's general score of 72.8. Both of these phones use Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M12 has 10 version while Sony Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4. Although Samsung Galaxy M12 is incredibly newer than Sony Xperia Z1, it's somewhat thicker and extremely heavier.
The Xperia Z1 counts with a way better screen than Galaxy M12, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a much higher display pixels density. The Xperia Z1 has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy M12, because although it has 4 lesser cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The Galaxy M12 has a much greater memory capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Galaxy M12 features a much better battery performance than Xperia Z1, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy M12 has a better camera than Xperia Z1, and although they both have a F2 aperture, the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Samsung Galaxy M12 also has a back camera with a lot better 48 mega-pixels resolution.
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