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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-09-29 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| 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 9611 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 12.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 11.44 |
| 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 | 6000mAh 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 | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M30s is much better than Xperia Z1, getting an 83.3 score against 72.8. The Galaxy M30s is a much newer phone than the Xperia Z1, but it is somewhat heavier and just a bit thicker. These devices work with Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M30s has the previous 11 version while Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4.
Galaxy M30s features just a little better processing power than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. The Xperia Z1 features a much better looking screen than Galaxy M30s, because although it has a really smaller display and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a little bit higher pixels count per inch of display.
The Galaxy M30s has a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M30s captures way better videos and photos than Xperia Z1, and although they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M30s also has a way better video resolution, a bigger back-facing camera sensor which gives a better image and video quality and a lot higher 48 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy M30s features a really longer battery performance than Xperia Z1, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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