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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 84.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Apple |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-05-26 | 2018-09-21 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass; metal | Glass and Stainless steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2436 x 1125 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 463 pixels per inch |
| -- | 625 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.37 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 2659mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone XS has a global score of 84.2, which is much better than Xperia Z3+'s overall score of 73.7. Although iPhone XS is notably newer than Xperia Z3+, it's a little thicker and somewhat heavier. IPhone XS has a screen that is just as good as the display in Xperia Z3+, although the iPhone XS also has a little bit larger display, a just a little greater pixel density and a slightly better resolution of 1125 x 2436.
The Xperia Z3+ has a bit bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPhone XS, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. The Apple iPhone XS features a lot better hardware performance than Xperia Z3+, because it has 1 GB more RAM memory, a greater number of faster cores and a 64 bits processor.
The Sony Xperia Z3+ has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Apple iPhone XS, because it has a 10 percent larger battery capacity. Xperia Z3+ counts with a slightly better camera than Apple iPhone XS, because although it has a smaller aperture and worse video frame rate, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Xperia Z3+ also counts with a camera with way more MP and a larger camera sensor taking higher quality videos and photographs.
Although Apple iPhone XS is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Xperia Z3+, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Xperia Z3+. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy Apple iPhone XS, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and buy the Xperia Z3+, resigning a couple specifications.
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