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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 77.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.02 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| 592 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm 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 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Z3 is a bit better than Galaxy A7 (2017), with a 77.3 score against 75.8. The Sony Xperia Z3 is a incredibly older and thicker phone than Galaxy A7 (2017), but Sony managed to make it a little bit lighter anyway. The Xperia Z3 has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have 3 GB of RAM, the Xperia Z3 also counts with an extra GPU.
Xperia Z3 features a lot better looking screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1920 x 1080 resolution, the Xperia Z3 also counts with a quite higher quantity of pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy A7 (2017) has just a bit bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z3, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) features just a little bit longer battery performance than Xperia Z3, because it has a 13 percent greater battery size. Sony Xperia Z3 has a much better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low-light photos, it also counts with a back facing camera with a lot better resolution and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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