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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S7 is a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z1, getting a 79.5 score against 72.8. The Galaxy S7 body is way newer, just a little bit lighter and a little thinner than Sony Xperia Z1. Samsung Galaxy S7 has a bit sharper display than Xperia Z1, because it has a bit larger display, a better resolution of 1440 x 2560 and a better pixel density.
The Xperia Z1 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has lesser RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Xperia Z1 also counts with an additional GPU. Samsung Galaxy S7 shoots much better photos and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has a lot less mega-pixels resolution camera and a tinier camera sensor providing a worse image quality, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better images and video in poorly lited situations and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy S7 features a better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z1, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory, the Galaxy S7 also has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 200 GB. Sony Xperia Z1 and Samsung Galaxy S7 have similar batteries performance.
Galaxy S7 not only is the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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