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Sony Xperia Z3 vs Samsung Galaxy A5

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Samsung
Announced
September 2014 October 2014
Status
Available - September 2014 Available - November 2014
Price
- Rs. 18,090 ($266.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Copper, Silver Green Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
Weight
152 g (5.36 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603
LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653
LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, 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
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.2 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
70.79% 70.85%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] -
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Camera

Rear Camera
20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera
2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
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, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
3100 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by
Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
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Talk Time
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
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