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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 94.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 13, 12, 11, 10 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2020-03-06 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 5.97 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Cloud blue, Cloud pink, Cosmic grey and Cosmic white |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 1000.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3200 x 1440 pixels |
| TFT | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 566 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 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 | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S20 is way better than Sony Xperia Z1, with a overall score of 94.8 against 72.8. These phones come with Android OS, but the Galaxy S20 has the older 13 version and Sony Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4. Galaxy S20's construction is extremely newer and a little thinner, but a bit heavier than Sony Xperia Z1.
Samsung Galaxy S20 counts with a little faster CPU than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and 10 GB more RAM memory. The Xperia Z1 features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy S20, although it has a little less pixels per inch of screen, a quite smaller display and a way worse 1920 x 1080 resolution.
Galaxy S20 counts with a much better storage to install applications and games than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has 96 GB more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. The Galaxy S20 features a lot better camera than Xperia Z1, because although it has a back facing camera with way less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way bigger back camera sensor taking way better quality pictures and videos, a bigger aperture to take better low light photography and video and a lot better video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 features longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z1, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
The Galaxy S20 is a lot more expensive than Xperia Z1, but you can get a much better phone for that few extra dollars.
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