Sharp Aquos SH8298U vs Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami)

Comparing the Sharp Aquos SH8298U vs Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Sharp Aquos SH8298U runs at 1.4 GHz, making Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) the better performer.

Display: Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Sharp Aquos SH8298U offers 4.2 inches, making Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) the larger display of the two. Sharp Aquos SH8298U features a LCD display compared to Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami)'s TFT, making Sharp Aquos SH8298U the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while Sharp Aquos SH8298U offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) offers a higher front camera resolution with 2 MP, while Sharp Aquos SH8298U offers 0.3 MP, making Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) better for front camera photography.

Battery: Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Sharp Aquos SH8298U offers 1240 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sharp Aquos SH8298U offers higher internal storage with 2 GB, while Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) offers 16 GB, making Sharp Aquos SH8298U the better option for storage.

User Rating: Sharp Aquos SH8298U receives a higher user rating of 4, while Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) has a rating of 3.2.

Sharp Aquos SH8298U

(Discontinued)

Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami)

₹27,990

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

12 Sep, 2011

15 Sep, 2013

14 Jul, 2026

User Ratings

4/5

(1 rating)

3.2/5

(2,695 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Nothing OS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

1.4 GHz

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 205

Adreno 330

Adreno 810

RAM

512 MB

2 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

LCD

TFT

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)

5 inches (12.7 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

540x960 px

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

262 ppi

441 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

58.41 %

64.43 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

130 mm

144.4 mm

164.4 mm

Width

64 mm

73.9 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

13.00 mm

8.5 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

139 grams

170 grams

210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes IP58

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

N/A

5248 x 3936 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1240 mAh

3000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 15 Hours(3G) / Up to 13.5 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

2 GB

16 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Yes Up to 64 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

Document Viewer/Editor

N/A

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