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Sony Xperia Z3
Dual SIM D6633D6633
| Global Score | |
| 75.9 | 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 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 920 hours standby time 16 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
Samsung Galaxy S9 has a global score of 83.3, which is a little bit better than Xperia Z3's global score of 75.9. The Samsung Galaxy S9 body is notably newer than the Xperia Z3's, although it's just a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker. Galaxy S9 counts with a little faster processor than Xperia Z3, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores.
Xperia Z3 has a slightly better display than Galaxy S9, although it has a quite smaller screen, a way worse display density and a lot worse 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. Galaxy S9 has a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z3, because it has 48 GB more internal memory and an external memory card slot that admits up to 400 GB.
Xperia Z3 captures slightly better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S9, because although it has a lot tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low light images and videos and lower 30 fps video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Xperia Z3 also counts with a camera with way more MP and a bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors.
The Xperia Z3 features just a bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 3100mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy S9 is also a bit cheaper.
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