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Sony Xperia Z vs Samsung Galaxy A5

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Samsung
Announced
January 2013 October 2014
Status
Released - February 2013 Available - November 2014
Price
- Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Purple Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight
146 g (5.15 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.70% 70.85%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] -
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
2330 mAh 2300 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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