Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Sony Xperia Z2a vs HTC One (M9)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony HTC
Announced September 2013 June 2014 March 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - July 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 45,999 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink Black, White, Turquoise Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold, Silver/Rose gold, Gold/Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm
(5.95 x 3.12 x 0.33 in)
137 x 72 x 11 mm
(5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 in)
144.6 x 69.7 x 9.6 mm
(5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features S Pen stylus - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 330 (LTE model) Adreno 330 Adreno 430
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.98% 69.74% 68.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 20.7 MP, 5376 x 3752 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, 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, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Automatic Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 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 (MHL 2), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 3000 mAh 2840 mAh
Stand by Up to 420 h (3G) Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Up to 391 h (2G)
Up to 402 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 21 h (3G) Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 25 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 21 h 50 min (3G)