vivo Z3 vs Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) Comparison and Differences

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vivo Z3

vivo Z3

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Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)

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vivo Z3 or Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model vivo Z3 Xiaomi Mi A1 (5X)
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Release date 2018, October 2017, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156 x 75.6 x 8.1 mm | 6.14 x 6.14 x 2.98 in 155.4 x 75.8 x 7.3 mm | 6.12 x 6.12 x 2.98 in
Weight 164 g | 5.78 oz 165 g | 5.82 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum frame, back
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Colors Starry Night, Aurora Blue, Dream Powder Black, Gold, Rose Gold, Red
Battery 3315 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 250 EUR 170 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD LTPS IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 5.5" in
Screen area 99.1 cm2 82.6 cm2
Screen format 19:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.0% 70.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 400 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
-12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1.25µm, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.6, 50mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP 5 MP
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
- Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
-Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x2.2 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
- Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 615
Adreno 616
Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM (SDM710) 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (SDM670) 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 203861 94339
GeekBench 5 Single Core 169
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 999

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Infrared face recognition, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity , Infrared port
Other extras
- Charging 5V/2A 10W
Versions
- For China

- For Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, LATAM. Also known as Xiaomi Mi 5X in China.

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