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Sony Xperia Z3
D6603D6603
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2016-03-11 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 5.36 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Black, Gold, Pink, Pink gold, Silver and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 124.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| 592 cd/m2 brightness | 855 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.4 inches (1/2.5") 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 |
| 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 4.2 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy S7 is a bit better than Xperia Z3, getting a general score of 79.5 against 75.8. The Samsung Galaxy S7 construction weights the same than Xperia Z3, but it's a bit thicker. Samsung Galaxy S7 counts with a screen that is very similar to the Xperia Z3 one, because although the Samsung Galaxy S7 has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a brighter screen, a higher pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels.
Sony Xperia Z3 counts with a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, and they both have 4 processing cores, the Sony Xperia Z3 also counts with an extra GPU. The Samsung Galaxy S7 features a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z3, because it has 16 GB more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 200 GB.
Xperia Z3 has a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S7, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. The Sony Xperia Z3 counts with a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S7, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Sony Xperia Z3 also counts with a camera in the back with a way better 20.7 mega-pixels resolution and a bigger sensor shooting higher quality videos and pictures.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy S7 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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