Sony has just launched the Xperia Z1 in India and it will be up against the likes of the Galaxy S4. The two flagship smartphones will be battling it out for the attention of the consumers in the high end smartphone arena.

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Let us have a comparative look at the two smartphones:

sony xperia z1 in IndiaBuilt: The dimensions of Xperia Z1 are 5.69 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches and it weighs 170 grams. Where as, the dimensions of Galaxy S4 is 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches and it weighs 130 grams. Both are 5 inchers but S4 is a more compact one and on the flipside, the Z1 has a way better build quality.

Display: Both the smartphone feature 5 inch capacitive touch display and offer a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and 441 ppi pixel density. So we’ll call it a tie in this arena.

Processor: The Sony Xperia Z1 has been equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 quad core processor clocked at 2200 MHz. It comes with Adreno 330 GPU. On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy S4 comes with an Exynos Octa core processor clocked at 1900 MHz. It carries an Adreno 320 GPU. So the Z1 wins in this regard.

Operating System: Both Sony Xperia Z1 and Samsung Galaxy S4 function on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean version but Samsung has had a better record in giving steadier updates and Sony is slowly starting to catch up. So it’s pretty even here as well.