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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 77.3 | 79.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | LG |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2017-09-21 |
| 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.02 ounces | 5.57 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Purple and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 307.00 |
| 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 2450 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.66 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 30.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.32 inches (1/3.09") 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.28 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
LG V30 is a little bit better than Xperia Z3, getting a 79.1 score against 77.3. The LG V30 body is extremely newer, somewhat thinner and a bit lighter than Xperia Z3. Sony Xperia Z3 features a sharper screen than LG V30, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, a little bit lower quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a quite smaller display.
LG V30 has much more memory to install games and applications than Xperia Z3, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1,95 TB. Xperia Z3 features just a bit better performance than LG V30, because although it has 4 less cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
Xperia Z3 has a little bit better camera than LG V30, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light captures, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the Xperia Z3 also counts with a camera with lot more megapixels and a way larger sensor which provides a way better image and video quality.
The LG V30 counts with a bit superior battery life than Xperia Z3, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3200mAh.
Although LG V30 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Sony Xperia Z3, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Sony Xperia Z3. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy LG V30, else you can save some dollars and buy the Sony Xperia Z3, resigning some specifications.
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