Sony Xperia Z3 vs Philips i966 Aurora

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Z3 vs Philips i966 Aurora across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Xperia Z3 and Philips i966 Aurora run at the same processing speed of 2.5 GHz.


Display: Philips i966 Aurora offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Sony Xperia Z3 offers 5.2 inches, making Philips i966 Aurora the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia Z3 features a IPS LCD display compared to Philips i966 Aurora's LCD, making Sony Xperia Z3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Sony Xperia Z3 and Philips i966 Aurora feature a 20.7 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Philips i966 Aurora offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Sony Xperia Z3 offers 2.2 MP, making Philips i966 Aurora better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia Z3 offers a higher battery capacity with 3100 mAh, while Philips i966 Aurora offers 3000 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Philips i966 Aurora offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Sony Xperia Z3 offers 16 GB, making Philips i966 Aurora the better option for storage.


User Rating: Philips i966 Aurora receives a higher user rating of 5, while Sony Xperia Z3 has a rating of 3.9.

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Sony Xperia Z3
₹41,990
(Out of Stock)
Philips i966 Aurora
₹36,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

69%
68%

Release Date

25 Sep, 2014
30 Dec, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon 801
Snapdragon 801
Quad Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
(upto 2.5 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera

20.7 MP
Primary Camera
20.7 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2.2 MP
8 MP

Battery

3100 mAh
3000 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

16 GB
32 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5
(433 ratings)
5/5
(1 rating)

Video

Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Sep 25, 2014
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Android

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Processor

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400
Quad core, 2.5 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
N/A

RAM

3 GB
3 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Pixel Density

424 ppi
534 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.75 %
71.67 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

146 mm
153 mm

Width

72 mm
76 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
8.2 mm

Weight

152 grams
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
20.7 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8Exmor-R CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

5248 x 3936 Pixels
5256 x 3944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps
N/A

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

2.2 MP
Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS
8 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3100 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v2.0
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes

NFC

Yes
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope