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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 77.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-09-03 | 2016-06-01 |
| 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.17 x 3.04 x 0.27 inches |
| 6.02 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Metal |
| 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 16.00 MP + 8.00 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 | 9.13 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion 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 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy C7 is slightly better than the Xperia Z3, with a 77.7 score against 77.3. Both phones we compare here come with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy C7 has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Xperia Z3 has Android 4.4.4, so it gives a couple nice extra features. Samsung Galaxy C7 is a newer cellphone, and it is also a lot thinner and just a little lighter than Xperia Z3.
The Xperia Z3 has a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy C7, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1920 x 1080px, the Xperia Z3 also counts with a little higher amount of pixels per inch of screen. The Xperia Z3 counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy C7, because although it has 4 less cpu cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with an additional graphics processor.
Xperia Z3 counts with a better camera than Galaxy C7, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for taking photographs in low-light situations, it also counts with a lot better 20.7 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution. Galaxy C7 features a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Xperia Z3, and although they both have an external memory slot that allows up to 128 GB, the Galaxy C7 also has 64 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy C7 counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Sony Xperia Z3, because it has a 3% more battery capacity.
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