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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 89 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-05-26 | 2019-08-23 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 5.94 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Aura black, Aura glow and Aura white |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 950.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 10.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 10.23 |
| 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 | 3500mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.44 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note10 has a global score of 89, which is a lot better than Sony Xperia Z3+'s 73.7 global score. Although the Galaxy Note10 is incredibly newer than Sony Xperia Z3+, it is thicker and somewhat heavier. Galaxy Note10 features a better performing processor than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has more RAM and a higher number of faster cores.
Xperia Z3+ has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Note10, because although it has a little lower 1920 x 1080 resolution and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little better screen pixels density. Xperia Z3+ captures a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note10, because although it has a much smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for low light photography and video and worse 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Xperia Z3+ also counts with a back camera with way more megapixels and a larger back-facing camera sensor capturing higher quality videos and photos.
The Galaxy Note10 features a much better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia Z3+, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Samsung Galaxy Note10 has superior battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has a 19% more battery size.
Although Galaxy Note10 is a better device, it is way more expensive than Xperia Z3+, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Xperia Z3+. If you prefer to save a few dollars, you can buy Xperia Z3+, and give up some specs and features, but you will get the most out of your money.
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