Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs LG V30

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung LG
Announced June 2013 March 2017 August 2017
Status Available - July 2013 Available - April 2017 Available - September 2017
Price - Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 44,900 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Titan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
151.7 x 75.4 x 7.3mm
(5.97 x 2.97 x 0.29in)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806 LTE LTE, LTE-A 4 Band CA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP58 Certified - Dust and Water-proof
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
- - Fingerprint Sensor
- MIL-STD-810G certified
- IP68 Dust/Water Resistant
- 32-bit/192kHz Audio
- 24-bit Audio Recording
- B&O Certified Audio
- Active Noise Cancellation
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
Quad-core 2.45 GHz Kryo & Quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 540 Adreno 540
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.44 inches 5.8 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (537 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.15% 84.06% 81.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP Dual 16 MP + 13 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Laser Autofocus, f/1.6 + f/2.9, secondary 120-degree wide angle, Phase Detection autofocus, OIS, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, AF [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Class 33
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Class 33
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, LTE-A, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB OTG, Fast Charging
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 barometer sensor present barometer sensor
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3050 mAh 3000 mAh 3300 mAh
Stand by Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
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