Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Sony Xperia Z4

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Sony
Announced April 2010 September 2014 Expected Announcement - Q1 2015
Status Available - May 2010 Available - October 2014 Rumored - Q2 2015
Price - - Rs. 35,999 ($529.40) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Deep Black, Cream White Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 119.5 x 59.8 x 12.5 mm
(4.7 x 2.35 x 0.49 in)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
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Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 (1/2/3/4/5/7/8/13/17/20)
LTE 700/800/850/900/1700/1800/1900/2100/2600 (1/2/3/4/5/7/8/17/20)
LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor 720 MHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3430 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)
, Qualcomm Snapdragon 810
GPU PowerVR SGX530 Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
Adreno 430
RAM 384 MB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory N/A 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 5.7 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (432 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.59% 74.32% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Face Detection, Geo Tagging Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera VGA videocall camera [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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 Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 384 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 3220 mAh 2930 mAh
Stand by Up to 560 h (2G)
Up to 450 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (3G)
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