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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 77.3 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2018-10-20 |
| 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.29 x 3.02 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.02 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 411 pixels per inch |
| 592 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 24.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm 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 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 3300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a global score of 84.2, which is just a bit better than Sony Xperia Z3's general score of 77.3. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) body is much newer, thinner and a bit lighter than Sony Xperia Z3. The Xperia Z3 features a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a little bit lower 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit better screen density.
The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018) has a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z3, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB and 96 GB more internal memory. Xperia Z3 counts with just a little better performance than Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has lesser cores and 3 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processor.
The Galaxy A7 (2018) features just a bit better battery duration than Sony Xperia Z3, because it has a 3300mAh battery capacity against 3200mAh. The Sony Xperia Z3 shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2018), because although it has a worse resolution camera in the back and a tinier aperture, it also counts with a bigger back-facing camera sensor and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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