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Sony Xperia Z1
T-Mobile 32 GBZ1S
| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2013-09-04 | 2019-01-15 |
| 5.74 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.27 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black, Blue and Red |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 409 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.8 | 11.44 |
| 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 |
| 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 | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has a global score of 80.3, which is much better than Sony Xperia Z1's 72.8 overall score. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 is a way newer and just a bit thinner cellphone than the Sony Xperia Z1, but it is somewhat heavier. The Sony Xperia Z1 and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 have incredibly similar processors, because although the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of 2.2 GHz cores and more RAM.
The Xperia Z1 features a better looking display than Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a way smaller display, it also counts with a bit better pixels quantity in each inch of display. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features a much better storage to install games and applications than Xperia Z1, because it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 256 GB and more internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 features greater battery lifetime than Xperia Z1, because it has a 33% more battery size. Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 captures way better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Z1, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 also has a larger aperture to capture better low light images, a bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a lot more MP camera.
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