Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia ZL vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom

Sony Xperia ZL
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced January 2013 June 2013
Status Available - March 2013 Available - July 2013
Colors Black, White White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm
(5.18 x 2.73 x 0.39 in)
125.5 x 63.5 x 15.4 mm
(4.94 x 2.5 x 0.61 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6506
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6503
LTE - Region Dependent
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, Pega-Dual +XMM6262 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Mali-400 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 1.5 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB (5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.43% 64.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 16 MP, autofocus [Similar]
Flash LED flash Xenon Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 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
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 70.4 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 500 h -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -