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Sony Xperia Z3
D6603D6603
| 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
Galaxy S9 is slightly better than Xperia Z3, having a overall score of 83.3 against 75.8. Galaxy S9's body is way newer than Xperia Z3's, but it's somewhat thicker and just a bit heavier. Galaxy S9 has a bit better processor than Sony Xperia Z3, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with more CPU cores and a higher amount of RAM.
The Xperia Z3 features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy S9, although it has a lot lower 1920 x 1080px resolution, a quite smaller display and a lot worse pixel count per inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy S9 counts with a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z3, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB.
Xperia Z3 features a bit superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has a 3100mAh battery size. Xperia Z3 captures a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a lot tinier camera aperture which is not so good for taking photos and video in poorly lited environments and worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Xperia Z3 also counts with a bigger camera sensor and a much higher resolution back camera.
The Galaxy S9 not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also cheaper than the other phone, which makes this phone a very good choice.
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