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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-05-26 | 2018-10-18 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Black, Pink and White |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 28.00mm 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 9.79 |
| 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 | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3 is just a bit better than Xperia Z3+, with an 80 score against 73.7. Google Pixel 3's design is way newer, but thicker and a little bit heavier than the Xperia Z3+. The Sony Xperia Z3+ counts with a little more vivid screen than Google Pixel 3, although it has a little bit smaller screen, a just a little less pixels per screen inch and a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080.
Google Pixel 3 counts with a more powerful CPU than Xperia Z3+, because it has 7 more CPU cores and more RAM. Sony Xperia Z3+ features a slightly better camera than Google Pixel 3, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Sony Xperia Z3+ also counts with a bigger sensor shooting better quality videos and pictures and a lot higher 20.7 MP resolution back-facing camera.
The Xperia Z3+ counts with a bit bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 128 GB. Google Pixel 3's battery performance is just as good as the battery life in Xperia Z3+, although the Google Pixel 3 has a 1% lower battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Google Pixel 3 is also the cheapest one, which makes it an easy decision.
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