For readers who are considering buying the Xiaomi Mi-3 or the Sony Xperia Z1, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Xiaomi Mi-3 comes with a 5 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Sony Xperia Z1 comes with a 5 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The Xiaomi Mi-3 comes with 144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm dimensions and weighs 145 grams. The Sony Xperia Z1 comes with 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm dimensions and weighs 170 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Xiaomi Mi-3 is equipped with a 2.3 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes in 16 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Sony Xperia Z1 is equipped with a 2.2 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes with 16 GB internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Xiaomi Mi-3 runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system and the Sony Xperia Z1 runs on the Android Jelly bean operating system, which can be upgraded to the KitKat version. Both the devices have 2 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Xiaomi Mi-3 sports a 13 MP primary camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP. The Sony Xperia Z1 sports a 20.7 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP.

Battery

The Xiaomi Mi-3 comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh battery whereas the Sony Xperia Z1 comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery.

Price in Australia

The Xiaomi Mi-3 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $589.95 and the Sony Xperia Z1 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $549.95 in Australia.

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