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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 77.3 | 88 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2020-08-06 |
| 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.27 x 2.93 x 0.37 inches |
| 6.02 ounces | 7.16 ounces |
| Black and White | Mirage black and Mirage blue |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 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 9611 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 12.1 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 7.52 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy M31s is much better than Xperia Z3, having a score of 88 against 77.3. Samsung Galaxy M31s's design is newer than Xperia Z3's, but it is heavier and just a bit thicker. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M31s has an older 11 version and Xperia Z3 has Android 4.4.4.
The Sony Xperia Z3 features a brighter display than Galaxy M31s, because although it has a way smaller screen and a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of display. The Galaxy M31s features a lot bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Xperia Z3, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
The Sony Xperia Z3 counts with a little faster processor than Galaxy M31s, because although it has 4 less CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an extra GPU. Galaxy M31s counts with a much better battery performance than Sony Xperia Z3, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 3200mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy M31s has a much better camera than Xperia Z3, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M31s also has a larger camera aperture to take better low-light photos and video, a much larger camera sensor which gives a way better photo and video quality and a much better 64 MP resolution back-facing camera.
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