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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-05-26 | 2017-09-15 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 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 (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 |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.28 |
| 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
The Galaxy Note8 has a score of 83, which is much better than the Sony Xperia Z3+'s overall score of 73.7. Galaxy Note8's design is a lot newer, but way heavier and thicker than the Sony Xperia Z3+. These devices come with Android OS, but Galaxy Note8 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Sony Xperia Z3+ has Android 5.0 version.
The Xperia Z3+ has a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Note8, although it has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a quite lower number of pixels per inch in the screen and a little smaller display. The Samsung Galaxy Note8 counts with a more powerful CPU than Xperia Z3+, because it has a higher number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Xperia Z3+ counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Note8, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for shooting photographs and videos in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Xperia Z3+ also counts with a larger back camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a camera with a lot better 20.7 megapixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Note8 features much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Xperia Z3+, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 32 GB more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy Note8 features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has 3300mAh of battery capacity instead of 2930mAh.
Although Galaxy Note8 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Xperia Z3+, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Xperia Z3+. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy Galaxy Note8, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and get the Xperia Z3+, letting go some specifications.
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