Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)
samsung galaxy a3 (2017)
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium
sony xperia xz2 premium
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony
Announced January 2017 April 2018
Status Coming Soon - January 2017 Available - July 2018
Price Rs. 19,990 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Chrome Black, Chrome Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 in)
158 x 80 x 11.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.15 x 0.47 in)
Weight - 236 g (8.32 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP65/IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] Adreno 630 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 5.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar] 3840 x 2160 pixels (760 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.14% 73.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] 19 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama 19 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF
12 MP B/W, f/1.6, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF
Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps (5-axis gyro-EIS), 1080p@960fps, HDR
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3", 1.12µm
1080p@30fps (5-axis gyro-EIS) [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Fast Charging 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2350 mAh 3540 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -