Xiaomi Mi 4 LTE vs Sony Xperia Z1 Comparison and Differences

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Xiaomi Mi 4 LTE

Xiaomi Mi 4 LTE

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Sony Xperia Z1

Sony Xperia Z1

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Xiaomi Mi 4 LTE or Sony Xperia Z1 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Xiaomi Mi 4 LTE Sony Xperia Z1
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Release date 2014, December 2013, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 139.2 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm | 5.48 x 5.48 x 2.7 in 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm | 5.67 x 5.67 x 2.91 in
Weight 149 g | 5.26 oz 170 g | 6 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors White Black, White, Purple
Battery 3080 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.3% 64.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 20.7 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, f/1.8, 1/3'', 1.12µm, AF -20.7 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/2.3'', AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.8 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.4.3 (KitKat); MIUI 5 Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330
External memory No microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 125 140
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 407 454
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1984 970
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 7304 2343
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2240

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE - international model
-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), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700) - C6906
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.75 W/kg (head)     1.15 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)

- ANT+
- IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia Z1 Honami, Sony Xperia Z1 C6902/L39h, Sony Xperia Z1 C6903, Sony Xperia Z1 C6906, Sony Xperia Z1 C6943

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