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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 77.3 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-09-03 | 2019-04-10 |
| 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.02 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Coral and White |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 437 pixels per inch |
| 592 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 9.46 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Battery | 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.12 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A40 has an overall score of 79.6, which is just a bit better than Sony Xperia Z3's general score of 77.3. Both phones we compare here have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy A40 has an older 11 version and Sony Xperia Z3 has Android 4.4.4 version. The Samsung Galaxy A40 body is notably newer, somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than the Sony Xperia Z3.
The Sony Xperia Z3 has just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A40, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Sony Xperia Z3 has a more vivid display than Galaxy A40, although it has a bit smaller screen, a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a bit less pixels per inch of display.
Sony Xperia Z3 takes slightly better pictures and videos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a bigger camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs and a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera.
Galaxy A40 has a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Z3, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Sony Xperia Z3 counts with a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 3 percent more battery capacity.
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