Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Sony Xperia Z1 vs LG G2

Greetings, spec fans! Just recently, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 3 & Sony, the Xperia Z1. Both phones pack the best punches as they feature huge displays, fast Snapdragon 800 CPUs and more. Now, let’s see how they fare up against their closest competition — the LG G2.

If you would notice, all these devices fall into the same product category. They’re all packing 5-inch or larger 1080p displays, boasting Snapdragon 800 chipsets & running Android.

As you can see, the Galaxy Note 3 takes the crown in most of the categories. It has the largest display, the highest RAM, the most expandable storage, the only one to offer UHD video recording, Android 4.3, the juiciest battery and the thinnest package; not to mention it also has that improved S-Pen.

However, not everyone enjoys a big display. With that said, the Sony Xperia Z1 takes the crown by being the one to pack the sharpest pixel density. The Z1 also features a 20.7 megapixel camera that has been put a lot of work into. All of that is wrapped around in a glass & aluminum body that is waterproof.

At 143g, the LG G2 is the lightest among the triad, but it’s also the thickest. It also doesn’t offer expandable storage. Apart from that, the LG G2 doesn’t seem to fail when compared to its new competitors while not offering anything unique as well.

Source: YugaTech

Sony Xperia Z1 first impressions

Sony’s new flagship device was just announced yesterday and judging from its specs we can definitely say that this one’s a serious beast. Get acquainted with the Xperia Z1 by reading our first impressions below.
What Sony has done here is took they took the Xperia Z, beefed it up for some extra muscle, gave it steroids, then dressed it up nicely. Compared to the Xperia Z, it’s slightly larger, thicker and heavier, but a lot better and faster.

As mentioned in the announcement, the Z1 sports an aluminum frame body which is then mounted with tempered glass on both the front and the back. Found on the front of the device is the familiar 5-inch Full HD TFT Triluminous display, along with the earpiece and 2 megapixel front-facing camera. No capacitive buttons here so the rest are all glass.

Take a peak on the left side and you’ll see two flaps that cover the microSD card slot and microUSB port. Also found here is the magnetic port for the dock. On the right is another flap for the microSD slot along with the power/lock button, volume rocker, and dedicated camera button.

Right on top is the headset jack, while at the bottom is the wide speaker grill and provision for a lanyard. Flip it on its back and you’ll see the 20.7 megapixel camera with G Lens, and LED flash.

Although it carries a larger footprint compared to the Z, on hand, the Z1 screams authority and performance – the two major characteristics of a true premium flagship. If the Z and the Z1 walked into a bar, the latter would certainly grab more attention. Let it sit beside the Z Ultra and the Z1′s beefiness would make the Ultra appear lanky.

One of the main power-features of the Z1 is its 20.7 megapixel Exmor RS camera with G Lens and BIONZ for mobile image processing engine. We’re yet to go deeper into this fancy camera but here’s a couple of shots together with their 100% crops.

We also did a couple of benchmark tests to give you an idea on how many horses it is packing under the hood thanks to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 CPU:

* AnTuTu – 34,625
* Quadrant – 21,578

Source: YugaTech