Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z3+ Dual vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) vs Sony Xperia XA Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Sony
Announced May 2015 December 2015 May 2016
Status Available - June 2015 Available - February 2016 Available - July 2016
Price Rs. 49,580 ($729.12) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,000 ($382.35) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, black, copper, aqua green Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold White, Graphite Black, Lime Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146 x 72 x 6.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.27 in)
151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm
(5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
164.2 x 79.4 x 8.4 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.33 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM 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
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4 -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
Exynos 7580 Octa
1.8GHz Octa-core, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10
GPU Adreno 430 Adreno 405
Mali-T720MP2
Mali-T860
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2, Curved Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.5 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.79% 74.11% 76.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Hybrid Autofocus, 1/2.4'' Sensor Size, Exmor RS Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 16 MP, Autofocus, OIS, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Yes
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB OTG microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 2 TB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2930 mAh 3300 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by Up to 530 h (2G)
Up to 510 h (3G)
Up to 78 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 21 h (3G)
Up to 17 h (3G) -