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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 77.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2014-09-03 | 2018-07-18 |
| 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.02 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 592 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Z3 is a bit better than the Huawei nova 3, getting a global score of 77.3 against 76.3. Xperia Z3 is a incredibly older, somewhat thicker and a little heavier device than the Huawei nova 3. Both of these devices include Android OS (Operating System), but Xperia Z3 has an older 4.4.4 version and Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo.
The Sony Xperia Z3 counts with a more vivid display than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a bit smaller display and a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080, it also counts with a quite higher amount of pixels per inch of screen. Huawei nova 3 has much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z3, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 256 GB.
The Xperia Z3 has a bit better processor than Huawei nova 3, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 3 GB less RAM, it also counts with a GPU. The Xperia Z3 captures clearer pictures and videos than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for capturing photos or videos in low-light situations, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Xperia Z3 also counts with a back camera with a way better resolution.
Huawei nova 3 has a little longer battery performance than Xperia Z3, because it has 3750mAh of battery capacity.
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