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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Green and Pink |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 24.00mm 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 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 10.89 |
| 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) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia 5 III has a score of 90.5, which is a lot better than the Xperia Z1's 72.8 global score. Although the Xperia 5 III is a little heavier than Xperia Z1, it's just a little thinner and also noticeably newer. Both phones in this review include Android OS (Operating System), but the Xperia 5 III has 11 version and Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Sony Xperia Z1 features a little bit better looking screen than Xperia 5 III, although it has a little smaller screen, a just a little inferior amount of pixels per inch in the display and a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px. The Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a lot bigger storage for apps and games than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has more internal storage and a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a bit more powerful processor than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Xperia 5 III counts with a very superior battery performance than Xperia Z1, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
The Xperia 5 III takes much clearer photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has a camera with lot less megapixels resolution, it also counts with a way larger back-facing camera sensor shooting lot better quality videos and photographs, a bigger aperture to take better low-light captures and video and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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