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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 77.3 | 90.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Sony |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11 |
| 2014-09-03 | 2021-04-14 |
| 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.02 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Green and Pink |
| -- | Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 449 pixels per inch |
| 592 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 660 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 18.62 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 24.00mm 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 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 10.89 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Battery | 4500mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia 5 III is much better than the Xperia Z3, with a 90.5 score against 77.3. Both phones we compare here use Android OS (Operating System), but the Sony Xperia 5 III has older 11 version and Xperia Z3 has Android 4.4.4. Sony Xperia 5 III is a notably newer phone, and it's also just a little thinner and a little bit lighter than the Xperia Z3.
Xperia Z3 features a better display than Sony Xperia 5 III, although it has a little worse screen pixel density, a quite lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a little smaller display. The Xperia 5 III counts with a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia Z3, because it has an external SD slot that holds up to 1 TB and more internal storage capacity.
Xperia 5 III features just a little better hardware performance than Xperia Z3, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with 4 more cpu cores and a higher amount of RAM. Xperia 5 III takes a bit better photographs and videos than Sony Xperia Z3, because although it has a back facing camera with a lot lower 12 mega-pixels resolution and a worse 3840x2160 video quality, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better captures and video in low-light environments and a way bigger back-facing camera sensor which provides a way higher image and video quality.
Sony Xperia 5 III counts with a much better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z3, because it has a 41 percent bigger battery capacity.
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