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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-04-15 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 5.81 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 430 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 SDM712 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 48.00 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 | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 11.66 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3070mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is better than Xperia Z1, with an 81.4 score against 72.8. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is a notably newer cellphone, and it is also a bit lighter and somewhat thinner than Xperia Z1. Both of these devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4, so it provides lots of additional features and enhanced performance.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has just a bit better hardware performance than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Xperia Z1 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, because although it has a quite smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a little better pixel count in each inch in the screen.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a way better camera than Xperia Z1, because it has a back camera with lot more MP, a bigger sensor which gives a better image and video quality, a larger aperture and a much better 3840x2160 video definition. Xiaomi Mi 9 SE has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z1, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE features just a bit better battery duration than Sony Xperia Z1, because it has a 2% bigger battery capacity.
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