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Sony Xperia Z vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Samsung
Announced
January 2013 September 2014
Status
Released - February 2013 Available - October 2014
Colors
Black, White, Purple Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
Weight
146 g (5.15 oz) 176 g (6.21 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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.70% 74.32%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C) [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED Flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera
Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [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; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
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 Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
2330 mAh 3220 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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