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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 77.3 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.02 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black 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 | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 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
The Google Pixel 2 XL has a global score of 82.5, which is slightly better than the Xperia Z3's 77.3 overall score. Google Pixel 2 XL is a way newer and thinner phone than Xperia Z3, although it is a little heavier. Sony Xperia Z3 features a little bit better performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
Xperia Z3 has a sharper screen than Google Pixel 2 XL, although it has a just a little inferior quantity of pixels per screen inch, a quite smaller display and a lot lower 1920 x 1080 resolution. The Sony Xperia Z3 captures a bit better photographs and videos than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Sony Xperia Z3 also counts with a larger back camera sensor which provides a better photo and video quality and a back facing camera with a way higher 20.7 mega pixels resolution.
Google Pixel 2 XL features a much better memory for applications and games than Xperia Z3, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Google Pixel 2 XL features a bit better battery life than Sony Xperia Z3, because it has a 10 percent larger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Google Pixel 2 XL is also cheaper than the Sony Xperia Z3.
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