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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 83.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 14 |
| 2013-09-04 | -- |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | -- |
| 5.71 ounces | -- |
| Black, Purple and White | Black |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 3840 x 1644 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 605 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 12.43 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 Xperia 1 VI has a global score of 83.2, which is better than Xperia Z1's 72.8 overall score. Xperia 1 VI is a incredibly lighter and notably thinner phone than Xperia Z1. Both devices we are comparing here come with Android OS, but the Xperia 1 VI has 14 version and Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4 version.
Sony Xperia Z1 features a much more powerful CPU than Sony Xperia 1 VI, because although it has less processing cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an additional GPU. Sony Xperia Z1 counts with just a bit better looking display than Sony Xperia 1 VI, although it has a way worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, a way smaller display and a much worse number of pixels in each inch of screen.
The Sony Xperia 1 VI features a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has 224 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Sony Xperia 1 VI features a much longer battery duration than Xperia Z1, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
The Xperia 1 VI captures way better pictures and videos than Xperia Z1, because it has a lot larger back-facing camera sensor capturing lot better quality photos, a bigger aperture, a back facing camera with much more MP and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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