StarGSM T44 Plus vs Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami)

Comparing the StarGSM T44 Plus vs Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) across display and camera to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) offers a screen size of 5 inches, while StarGSM T44 Plus offers 1.8 inches, making Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) the larger display of the two. StarGSM T44 Plus features a LCD display compared to Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami)'s TFT, making StarGSM T44 Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while StarGSM T44 Plus offers 1.3 MP, making Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami) better for rear camera photography.

StarGSM T44 Plus

(Discontinued)

Sony Xperia Z1 (Honami)

₹27,990

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

24 Apr, 2012

15 Sep, 2013

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A	Snapdragon 800	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
N/A	(upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
N/A	2 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
1.8 inches (4.57 cm)	5 inches (12.7 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
LCD	TFT	AMOLED
N/A	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
1.3 MP Primary Camera	20.7 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
N/A	2 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A
N/A	3000 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

N/A	16 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

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Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

3.2/5

(2,695 ratings)

4.5/5

(170 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

N/A

Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Avg

Excellent

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

N/A

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 330

Adreno 829

RAM

N/A

2 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

TFT

AMOLED

Screen Size

1.8 inches (4.57 cm)

5 inches (12.7 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

N/A

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

N/A

441 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

64.43 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

N/A

144.4 mm

150.83 mm

Width

N/A

73.9 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

N/A

8.5 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

N/A

170 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes IP58

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Good

Excellent

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

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

N/A

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Avg

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

2 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

N/A

3000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

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

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

N/A

16 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 GB

Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

N/A

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes MP3 Player with Audio Recording

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Java

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

Yes Phonebook Backup In Memory Card Black List

N/A

SMS

Yes Call Reject By SMS

N/A

MMS

Yes

N/A

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