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Sony Xperia Z3
Dual SIM D6633D6633
| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| 592 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| 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 | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 920 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.12 | 5.52 |
| 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 2 XL has a general score of 82.5, which is slightly better than Xperia Z3's global score of 75.9. Google Pixel 2 XL is a a lot newer phone than the Xperia Z3, although it's a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Xperia Z3 has a much better looking screen than Google Pixel 2 XL, although it has a bit smaller screen, a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a little lower display density.
The Google Pixel 2 XL features a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xperia Z3, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory capacity. Xperia Z3 counts with just a little better performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
Xperia Z3 captures a bit better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Xperia Z3 also counts with a larger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors and a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels.
Google Pixel 2 XL has a bit superior battery duration than Sony Xperia Z3, because it has a 14% bigger battery size.
The Google Pixel 2 XL not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the Sony Xperia Z3, which makes it an easy decision.
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