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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 86.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2020-03-05 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | 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 |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 12.1 |
| 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 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 | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M31 has a global score of 86.5, which is much better than the Xperia Z1's score of 72.8. Both phones we are comparing here include Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M31 has older 11 version while Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4 version. Although Samsung Galaxy M31 is a lot newer than the Xperia Z1, it's somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker.
The Samsung Galaxy M31 features a bit faster processor than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a larger number of faster cores. Xperia Z1 features a little sharper display than Galaxy M31, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display.
Samsung Galaxy M31 has a much better camera than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a much better 3840x2160 video definition, a bigger camera aperture to take better photography and videos in low-light situations, a lot larger sensor capturing way better quality videos and pictures and a way better 64 mega pixels resolution camera in the back.
The Galaxy M31 counts with a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB and 32 GB more internal memory. Galaxy M31 has a superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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