Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note Edge vs Sony Xperia Z4 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Samsung
Announced September 2014 Expected Announcement - Q1 2015 March 2015
Status Available - Q4 2014 Rumored - Q2 2015 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 35,999 ($529.40) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Black, White White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.3 x 82.4 x 8.3 mm
(5.96 x 3.24 x 0.33 in)
- 143.5 x 70.6 x 6.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.78 x 0.27 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) - 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G920V, G920P, G920R
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G920V
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
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G920V
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Curved Edge screen - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
, Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420
GPU Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
Adreno 430 Mali-T760MP8
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32/64 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.6 inches 5.1 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (539 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (432 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.96% - 70.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 16 MP, 2988 x 5312 pixels
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features 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 OIS, Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto [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 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.0, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
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 Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2930 mAh 2550 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 23 h (3G)