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Sony Xperia Z1 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy Note 20 , Sony Xperia Z1

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global -Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA, screen 6.7", with resolution 1080x2400. Smartphone has 10 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Sony Xperia Z1 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, screen 5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 20 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED Plus TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.7" inc 5" inch
Screen area 108.4 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 89.2% 64.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 20.7 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -64 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3'', AF
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF 2 MP
DxOMark Main Score 120
DxOMark Photo 123
DxOMark Video 105
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) - USA Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global -Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU - Mali-G77 MP11 - Global -Adreno 650 - USA Adreno 330
External memory No microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 256GB 8GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 41148
GeekBench 4 Single Core 970
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2343
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2240
Antutu 8 score 528591
General specs Release date 2020, August 05 2013, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 161.6 Х 75.2 Х 8.3 mm 144 Х 74 Х 8.5 mm
Weight 192 g 170 g
Colors Mystic Green, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Gray, Mystic Red, Mystic Blue Black, White, Purple
Battery 4300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 950 EUR 330 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 880 h (2G) / Up to 850 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 13 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G) Music play - Up to 110 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic back Front/back glass, aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6903, C6943  LTE band 1(2100), 17(700) - C6906
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/200 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.11 W/kg (head) 1.14 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.36 W/kg (head) 1.37 W/kg (body) SAR - 0.75 W/kg (head)     1.15 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio (market dependent) Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - HDR10+ -Always-on display Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Reverse wireless charging 4.5W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus, 26ms latency (Bluetooth integration, gyro) Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - ANT+ - IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes - Also known as Sony Xperia Z1 Honami, Sony Xperia Z1 C6902/L39h, Sony Xperia Z1 C6903, Sony Xperia Z1 C6906, Sony Xperia Z1 C6943

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 20
  • Screen 6.7"
  • Front camera 10 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Xperia Z1
  • Screen 5"
  • Main camera 20 MP
  • External memory microSD GB