Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia V vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced August 2012 June 2013 November 2013
Status Released - December 2012 Available - July 2013 Available - Q4 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink White Black, White, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 65 x 10.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
125.5 x 63.5 x 15.4 mm
(4.94 x 2.5 x 0.61 in)
146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 2600 LTE - Region Dependent LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, Pega-Dual +XMM6262 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 225 Mali-400 -
RAM 1 GB 1.5 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 8 GB (5 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 5.25 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.63% 64.04% 68.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 16 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash Xenon Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 10x Optical Zoom (24-240mm, F3.1-F6.3), Optical Image Stabilization, HDR, SMART Modes Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2330 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
- Up to 17 h