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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 78 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2018-07-27 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.25 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue, Gold, Pink and Red |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 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 | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.8 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 3010mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi A2 has a general score of 78, which is a little bit better than the Xperia Z1's score of 72.8. Xiaomi Mi A2's design is notably newer and thinner, but also a little bit heavier than the Xperia Z1. The Sony Xperia Z1 counts with a brighter display than Xiaomi Mi A2, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher pixels density.
The Xiaomi Mi A2 has a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Xperia Z1, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Xiaomi Mi A2 has a little bit better hardware performance than Xperia Z1, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with 4 GB more RAM memory and more 2.2 gigahertz cpu cores.
The Xiaomi Mi A2 features a battery duration that's just as good as Xperia Z1's battery performance, although the Xiaomi Mi A2 also has 3010mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Xiaomi Mi A2 captures much better videos and photos than Xperia Z1, because although it has a much smaller back camera sensor shooting way worse quality images and videos and a camera in the back with a much worse resolution, it also counts with a much higher (4K) video resolution and a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photos and video.
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