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Sony Xperia Z1 vs. LG G2 vs. Samsung Galaxy S4: Downtown showdown

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The high-end smartphone spectrum has never been this charming, as we have the freshly announced Sony Xperia Z1 rivaling the newborn LG G2 and the still hot Samsung Galaxy S4. Each of them is nothing short of a powerhouse and each of them has enough charisma to charm the birds out of the trees.

In fact, it’s the Sony Xperia Z1 that will capture them best while doing so. With its 20.7MP G Lens camera with Exmor RS sensor and an updated 5″ full HD Triluminos display with the X-Reality display engine it is the replacement the Xperia Z deserved to get. The same can be easily said for the other two rivals as well – the LG G2 and the Samsung Galaxy S4 are both the high-tech pinnacles of their respective makers.

However, neither of the two is as good looking as the Xperia Z1. Sony is betting safe on its critically acclaimed glass and aluminum combo that won the hearts and watered the eyes of million with its beauty. On top of that, it waives an IP58 certification, meaning you can go swimming with it for real.

For the rest of the specification comparison between the high-end trio, check out the table below.

 
Sony Xperia Z1
LG G2
Galaxy S4
OS
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
Display
5.0" TFT LCD Triluminous display with X-Reality and OptiContrast
5.2" TFT LCD True HD IPS Plus
5" Super AMOLED HD
Resolution
1920 x 1080
(441 ppi)
1920 x 1080
(424 ppi)
1920 x 1080
(441 ppi)
Height
Width
Thickness
144 mm
74 mm
8.5 mm
138.5 mm
70.9 mm
8.9 mm
136.6 mm
69.8 mm
7.9 mm
Weight
170 grams
143 grams
130 grams
Processor
Snapdragon 800 chipset
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
Snapdragon 800 chipset
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
Exynos 5410 Octa 1.6GHz
Quad-core Cortex-A15
Quad-core Cortex-A7
GPU
Adreno 330
Adreno 330
PowerVR SGX544MP3
RAM
2GB
2GB
2GB
Storage
16GB
32GB
16GB / 32GB / 64GB
microSD card slot
Yes, up to 64GB
N/A
Yes, up to 64GB
Primary camera
20.7 MP, autofocus, LED flash, 1/2.3” sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
 13 MP, 4128×3096 pixels
auto-focus optically-stabilized camera, 8X digital zoom, face detection, HDR mode, panorama, geo-tagging; Full HD (1080p) video recording at 60fps
13 MP, 4128×3096 pixels,
autofocus, LED flash, 1080p@30fps, HDR, video stabilization
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Front camera
2 MP
1080p@30fps
2.1MP
1080p@30fps
2MP
1080p@30fps
Battery
Li-Ion 3,000 mAh
Li-Po 3,000 mAh
Li-Ion 2600 mAh
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Yes, v4.0 LE with A2DP
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Network
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Quad-band UMTS/HSPA
Penta-band LTE support,
LTE-Advanced
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Quad-band UMTS/HSPA
Penta-band LTE support,
LTE-Advanced
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Penta-band UMTS/HSPA
Tri-band LTE support
NFC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Speakers
Mono
Mono
Mono
Distinctive features
IP58 certified
N/A
N/A
Availability
September, 2013
September, 2013
Currently available

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