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Sony Xperia Z3
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| Global Score | |
| 77.3 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android |
| 2014-09-03 | 2018-06-08 |
| 5.85 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.80 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.02 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Gold and Red |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.9 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2244 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 422 pixels per inch |
| 592 cd/m2 brightness | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.6 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Battery | 3120mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 920 hours standby time 21 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Xperia Z3 is a bit better than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, getting a 77.3 score against 75.9. Xperia Z3 works with Android 4.4.4 OS, and Xiaomi Mi 8 SE has Android OS. Despite being the best in this comparison, the Xperia Z3 body is extremely older, a little bit heavier and somewhat thicker than the Xiaomi Mi 8 SE.
The Xperia Z3 features a brighter screen than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a bit darker screen, a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit greater screen density. Sony Xperia Z3 counts with a little faster processing unit than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser cores , it also counts with an extra GPU.
Xperia Z3 features a slightly better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB. Xperia Z3 captures slightly better photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low light captures, and they both have the same (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Xperia Z3 also counts with a camera with much more mega-pixels and a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing better quality videos and photographs.
Xperia Z3 counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Xiaomi Mi 8 SE, because it has a 3200mAh battery size instead of 3120mAh.
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