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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 77.3 | 85 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-09-03 | 2019-06-18 |
| 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.11 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.02 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black and White | Midnight blue and Seawater blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 424 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| 592 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 612 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 32.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.78 |
| 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 |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.44 |
| 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 and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M40 has a score of 85, which is much better than the Xperia Z3's 77.3 overall score. These phones include Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M40 has older 10 version and Xperia Z3 has Android 4.4.4. Samsung Galaxy M40's design is noticeably newer, somewhat thinner and a little bit lighter than the Xperia Z3.
The Sony Xperia Z3 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy M40, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 4 less processing cores (but faster), it also counts with a graphics processing unit. Xperia Z3 has a brighter screen than Galaxy M40, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a quite better amount of pixels per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy M40 features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z3, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy M40 shoots clearer pictures and videos than Xperia Z3, because although it has a smaller sensor taking less light and duller colors, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M40 also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos and a much more MP camera in the back.
The Galaxy M40 has a bit longer battery life than Sony Xperia Z3, because it has a 9% greater battery size.
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