Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Honor 5X vs Samsung Galaxy S7 (CDMA)

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Honor Samsung
Announced January 2013 October 2015 February 2016
Status Released - February 2013 Available - October 2015 Available - March 2016
Price - Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 43,400 ($638.24) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Gold, Silver Black Onyx, Silver Titanium, Gold Platinum
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
151.3 x 76.3 x 8.2 mm
(5.96 x 3 x 0.32 in)
142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G930V, G930R
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G930A, G930V
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G930T
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700) - USA
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G930A
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.24 W/kg (head)
1.59 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
Unibody Metal
DTS Sound
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939v2 Snapdragon 616 Dual-core 2.15 GHz & dual-core 1.6 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 405 Adreno 530
RAM 2 GB 2/3 GB 3/4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 72.07% 72.33%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 13 MP, 4208 x 3120 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/2.6" Sensor Size, 26 mm, f/1.7, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, Auto HDR, panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM - G930R
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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