Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs Samsung Galaxy Core Max vs Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2014 October 2014 August 2015
Status Available - January 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 15,499 ($227.93) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,850 ($86.03) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple White, Black Blue, Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127 x 64.9 x 9.4 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
136.3 x 69.6 x 8mm
(5.37 x 2.74 x 0.31in)
130.1 x 67.6 x 9.5 mm
(5.12 x 2.66 x 0.37 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz) 131 g (4.62 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Single or Dual SIM)
HSDPA 850 / 2100 (Dual SIM)
4G Network LTE LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Shatter Proof and Scratch-Resistant Glass
- -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.5 GHz - J111F / Quad-core 1.2 GHz / Dual-core 1.3 GHz - J110L
GPU Adreno 330 - -
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB ROM 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display for Mobile with X-Reality™ Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.8 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.68% 67.23% 59.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA; LTE HSPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM - J110M, J111F
4 GB, 768 MB RAM - J110F, J1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2200 mAh 1900 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h Up to 419 h -
Talk Time Up to 18 h - -