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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 82.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-06-17 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.17 x 2.93 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Carbon Black, Flame Red and Glacier Blue |
| -- | Metal and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 430 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 9T is much better than Xperia Z1, with an 82.2 score against 72.8. These phones use Android operating system, but Xiaomi Mi 9T has older 10 version while Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4 version. Even though the Xiaomi Mi 9T is notably newer than Xperia Z1, it's just a little bit thicker and heavier.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T counts with just a little better performance than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and 4 more 2200 megahertz CPU cores. The Sony Xperia Z1 counts with a slightly better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi 9T, because although it has a much smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a just a little greater quantity of pixels in each display inch.
The Xiaomi Mi 9T captures much better videos and photos than Xperia Z1, because it has a camera with lot more mega-pixels, a bigger camera aperture, a bigger camera sensor capturing better quality videos and photographs and a lot higher (4K) video resolution. Xiaomi Mi 9T counts with a much greater memory for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z1, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Xiaomi Mi 9T has greater battery duration than Xperia Z1, because it has a 33 percent larger battery capacity.
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