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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 86.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2020-05-08 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.64 x 3.04 x 0.41 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 7.83 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Armor gray, Lightning black and Star silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 20.00 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 6.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a global score of 86.6, which is much better than Xperia Z1's overall score of 72.8. Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a incredibly newer cellphone than Xperia Z1, although it's way heavier and somewhat thicker. These devices have Android operating system, but the Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has the previous 10 version while Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4 version.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 has a little faster processing unit than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 6 GB more RAM memory. Xperia Z1 features a sharper display than Xiaomi Black Shark 3, because although it has a much smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a just a bit better pixels number per screen inch.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a greater camera than Xperia Z1, because it has a way bigger sensor shooting much higher quality photos, a lot better 64 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, a lot higher video resolution and a larger camera aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited situations.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features a superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a 4720mAh battery capacity.
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