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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 77.3 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-09-03 | 2018-01-06 |
| 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.02 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 592 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 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 | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 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), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 4.96 |
| 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) has a general score of 79.2, which is a little bit better than Xperia Z3's 77.3 score. Galaxy A8 (2018) is a newer and a little bit thinner device than the Xperia Z3, although it is a bit heavier. Sony Xperia Z3 has a more vivid display than Galaxy A8 (2018), although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a little bit smaller screen and a bit worse pixel number in each inch in the display.
The Sony Xperia Z3 counts with a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has lesser processing cores and less RAM, it also counts with an additional GPU. Xperia Z3 takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, it also counts with a way better 20.7 mega pixels resolution camera and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Xperia Z3, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage. The Xperia Z3 has a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity.
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