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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 77.3 | 80.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2020-12-21 |
| 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.02 ounces | 7.23 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 592 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GE8320 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.8 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A12 has an overall score of 80.3, which is a little bit better than Xperia Z3's global score of 77.3. Both of these devices work with Android OS, but Galaxy A12 has an older 10 version and Xperia Z3 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Galaxy A12 construction has the same thickness than the Xperia Z3, but it's somewhat heavier.
The Xperia Z3 has a much better looking display than Galaxy A12, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a much greater pixel count per inch of screen and a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080. The Galaxy A12 has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Xperia Z3, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
Xperia Z3 features just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has 1 GB less RAM and less cpu cores , it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor. The Galaxy A12 has a really longer battery lifetime than Xperia Z3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Xperia Z3 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A12, because although it has a back-facing camera with a way worse 20.7 mega pixels resolution, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Xperia Z3 also counts with a lot higher (4K) video definition.
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