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Into After having spoken of Z1 Sony Xperia In this article, the new top of the range Android operating system of the Japanese giant, we decided to compare it with the Samsung Galaxy S4 , a worthy rival, for those who wish to consider the purchase. Let’s start with the size. The Sony device measures 144.4 x 73.9 x 8.5 mm compared with 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm less than the extended Samsung Galaxy S4. Oversized for the smartphone Sony because of the wider frame placed around the display. An aesthetic choice that also has consequences in the thickness, greater than one millimeter than the Galaxy S4, and in weight: 170 grams versus 130 grams.

Into Regarding the display, Xperia Z1 is equipped with a TFT LCD panel 5.pollici diagonal, a resolution of 1080 by 1920 pixels and a density of 441 pixels per inch . The terminal Sams ung, however, uses a 5-inch AMOLED panel by the same diagonal and resolution. The same goes for the pixel density. Starting to talk about processors, however, the former has a 800 MSM8974 Qualcomm Snapdragon 2.2 GHz Quad Core Graphically supported by the Adreno 330 GPU and 2 GB of memory RAM . The Galaxy, however, uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 600 Quad Core 1.9 Ghz which is also supported by 2 GB of RAM but from a less powerful GPU: Adreno 320 .

Into The storage space, however, is 16 GB for both, but on the Samsung Galaxy S4 (but due to the huge amount of data of the operating system, the space actually used is reduced to just 9 GB). However, both the Sony and the Samsung, you can take advantage of up to another 64 GB thanks to the MicroSD card support. The multimedia sector Xperia Z1 has a rear camera with BSI sensor to 20.7 megapixels and LED flash cap able of capturing video at 1080p. On the front hood, however, there is a 2 Megapixel module designed for self-portraits and video calls.

Into Performance that does not even remotely equivalent to those of the Samsung Galaxy S4, which has a sensor just 13 MegaPixel. However, even this configuration is able to capture video in Full HD 1080p. The connectivity, however, remains for the most part identical for both smartphones, with the presence of support to the LTE network, the module Bluetooh 4.0, Wifi, NFC, GPS, 3.5 mm audio jack and Micro USB port. Finally, at the level of the battery, the Sony device with 3000 mAh, overlooking the Samsung Galaxy S4 equipped with only 2600 mAh.

Into However, as is well known, a higher capacity is not synonymous with better performance and greater autonomy in order to have more accurate data about you will then need to wait for the first tests. As for the software, they both share the Android operating system version 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. Now, all things which would you choose? Let us know with a comment below.

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