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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 77.3 | 81 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2021-10-20 |
| 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.02 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Green, Starry Blue and Violet |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 390 pixels per inch |
| 592 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo670, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.45 |
| 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 23.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 11.11 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Battery | 4300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei Nova 9 has a global score of 81, which is slightly better than Sony Xperia Z3's score of 77.3. The Huawei Nova 9 design is noticeably newer and somewhat thinner than Sony Xperia Z3's, although it's also a bit heavier. These devices use Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei Nova 9 has 11 version while Sony Xperia Z3 has Android 4.4.4.
Sony Xperia Z3 has a much sharper display than Huawei Nova 9, because although it has a bit lower 1920 x 1080px resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater screen density. The Huawei Nova 9 and Sony Xperia Z3 feature similar CPUs, because although the Huawei Nova 9 has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM and 4 more processing cores (but slower).
Huawei Nova 9 features a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z3, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Huawei Nova 9 counts with a little bit better camera than Xperia Z3, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same (4K) video quality, the Huawei Nova 9 also has a way more mega pixels back camera and a larger camera aperture.
The Huawei Nova 9 features improved battery duration than Xperia Z3, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity against 3200mAh.
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