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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active LTE-A vs Sony Xperia E3

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Sony
Announced
December 2013 September 2014
Status
Available - December 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors
Dive Blue, Pink Black, White, Lime, Copper
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm
(5.5 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
137.7 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.42 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
Weight
147 g (5.19 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D2203, D2206, D2243, D2202
3G Network
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2203
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D2202
4G Network
LTE-A LTE 800 / 850 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2203
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Shatter Proof Glass

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar] 4.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.06% 58.23%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED Flash
Features
Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Aqua Mode Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps [Similar] VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 33 Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Class 33 Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE-A, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2600 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by
- Up to 706 h
Talk Time
- Up to 12 h 20 min
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