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Sony Xperia Z3
16 GB D6653D6653
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 592 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.9 |
| 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 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 25.00mm 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 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.23 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 890 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 4.96 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is just a bit better than the Sony Xperia Z3, with a general score of 83.3 against 75.8. Even though Samsung Galaxy S9 is newer than the Sony Xperia Z3, it's somewhat thicker and a bit heavier. Xperia Z3 has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy S9, although it has a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, a quite smaller display and a way lower pixel count per inch of screen.
The Galaxy S9 has a much greater storage to install games and applications than Sony Xperia Z3, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that allows up to 400 GB. The Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with just a bit better processing power than Xperia Z3, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and 1 GB more RAM.
The Xperia Z3 counts with just a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 3% greater battery size. The Xperia Z3 takes clearer photos and videos than Galaxy S9, because although it has slower video frame rate and a lot smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xperia Z3 also counts with a bigger camera sensor which provides a better image and video quality and a lot more megapixels back facing camera.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy S9 is also the cheapest one, which makes it an easy decision.
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