Sony Xperia Z vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Sony | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| January 2013 | September 2014 |
| Status | |
| Released - February 2013 | Available - October 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Purple | Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in) |
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm (6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | |
| 146 g (5.15 oz) | 176 g (6.21 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 | LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Display
| Type | |
| Capacitive touchscreen | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.0 inches [Similar] | 5.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] | 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 69.70% | 74.32% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar] |
Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S) Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S) Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 320 [Similar] | Adreno 420 (SM-N910S) Mali-T760 (SM-N910C) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] | 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization | Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | - |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Up to 107 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Up to 296 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 2330 mAh | 3220 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 550 h (2G) Up to 530 h (3G) |
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| Talk Time | |
| Up to 11 h (2G) Up to 14 h (3G) |
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