Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Appeal vs Sony Xperia Z1

Samsung Galaxy Appeal
samsung galaxy appeal
Sony Xperia Z1
sony xperia z1
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced May 2012 September 2013
Status Available - June 2012 Available - September 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 112 x 57.7 x 14.2 mm
(4.41 x 2.27 x 0.56 in)
144 x 74 x 8.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight 114.2 g (4.02.0.07 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Waterproof (IPX5 and IPX8)
Dustproof (IP5X)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 800 MHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7225A Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors Capacitive touchscreen 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (180 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 47.33% 64.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio TBD Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 20.7 MP [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto-focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM, 1.8 GB ROM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1300 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 850 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 13 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)