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Sony Xperia Z3
16 GB D6653D6653
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Black, Pink and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| 592 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Battery | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 890 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3 is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z3, with a overall score of 80 against 75.8. Google Pixel 3 is a way newer and a little lighter phone than the Sony Xperia Z3, although it is just a bit thicker. The Sony Xperia Z3 counts with a bit faster CPU than Google Pixel 3, because although it has a lower number of 2.5 GHz cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Sony Xperia Z3 has a sharper screen than Google Pixel 3, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a bit smaller screen and a bit worse screen pixel density. The Google Pixel 3 features more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z3, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Xperia Z3 has just a bit better camera than Google Pixel 3, because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Xperia Z3 also counts with a much better resolution back-facing camera and a larger back camera sensor providing a better image quality.
Xperia Z3 has a bit superior battery duration than Google Pixel 3, because it has a 3100mAh battery capacity.
The Google Pixel 3 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the other phone, making this phone a very good choice.
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