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Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III (S3) vs Sony Xperia Z2

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Sony
Announced
May 2012 February 2014
Status
Available - May 2012 Available - April 2014
Colors
Blue, White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
(5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm
(5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight
133 g (4.69 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE (regional) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - D6543
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

Display

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.8 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
65.84% 69.16%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), Planned upgrade to Android 5.1 Lollipop
Processor
Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4212 Quad [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU
Mali-400MP [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 20.7 MP, autofocus [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 Auto focus, 1/2.3'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2100 mAh 3200 mAh
Stand by
Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
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