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Sony Xperia Z2 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Samsung
Announced
February 2014 December 2015
Status
Available - April 2014 Available - February 2016
Price
- Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Purple Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm
(5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
Weight
163 g (5.75 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
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
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Display

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.2 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.16% 74.11%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), Planned upgrade to Android 5.1 Lollipop Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2 [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
20.7 MP, autofocus [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, 1/2.3'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS; recording
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, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity
3200 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Up to 78 h
Talk Time
Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 17 h (3G)
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