Samsung Galaxy A7 vs Sony Xperia Z3+
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Announced | |
| Expected Announcement - December 2014 | May 2015 |
| Status | |
| Rumored - January 2015 | Available - June 2015 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 19,499 ($286.75) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 49,999 ($735.28) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B | White, black, copper, aqua green |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
150.9 x 75.9 x 6.3 mm (5.94 x 2.99 x 0.25 in) |
146 x 72 x 6.9 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.27 in) |
| Weight | |
| 133 g (4.69 oz) | 144 g (5.08 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - SM-A700*/DS |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes - Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.5 inches [Similar] | 5.2 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 72.64% | 70.79% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 405 [Similar] | Adreno 430 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels [Similar] | 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama | Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP [Similar] | 5.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 107 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 296 kbps |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.1, A2DP, apt-X |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2600 mAh | 2930 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 580 h (2G) Up to 590 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 12 h (2G) Up to 17 h (3G) |