Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S7 vs Sony Xperia XA vs Sony Xperia XZ

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Sony
Announced February 2016 February 2016 September 2016
Status Available - March 2016 Available - June 2016 Coming Soon - October 2016
Price Rs. 43,400 ($638.24) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,700 ($242.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,990 ($700.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Gold, Silver White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold Platinum, Mineral Black, Forest Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9 mm
(5.61 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
143.6 x 66.8 x 7.9 mm
(5.65 x 2.63 x 0.31 in)
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 137.4 g (4.83.0.14 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by) Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Heart rate sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat)
User Interface TouchWiz UI - -
Processor Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890 1.8GHz, Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
GPU Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12 Mali-T860 Adreno 530
RAM 4 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Always-on display IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.33% 71.71% 70.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual Pixel 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 23 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size,Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, 1/3" Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection And Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 24mm, 1/2.3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR [Similar] 8 MP, Autofocus, LED flash [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1080p, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X Yes v4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor barometer sensor
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor heart rate sensor
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2300 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 48 h -