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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2013-09-04 | 2021-01-18 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 3.04 x 0.38 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.98 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Carbon gray, Ocean green, Sunrise orange and Twilight blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 396 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 10.78 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 600 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi 9T is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z1, with a 78.2 score against 72.8. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS, but the Xiaomi Redmi 9T has the previous 10 version while Sony Xperia Z1 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Xiaomi Redmi 9T body is notably newer than Sony Xperia Z1's, but it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier.
The Xperia Z1 has a sharper display than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen. Sony Xperia Z1 features a bit better CPU than Xiaomi Redmi 9T, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU.
Xiaomi Redmi 9T counts with a way better camera than Xperia Z1, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Xiaomi Redmi 9T also has a bigger sensor capturing better quality videos and photographs, a bigger diafragm aperture and a lot better resolution back facing camera.
Xiaomi Redmi 9T counts with a much greater memory for games and applications than Xperia Z1, because it has 32 GB more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB. Xiaomi Redmi 9T counts with a much better battery life than Xperia Z1, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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