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Sony Xperia Z vs Samsung Galaxy S4 Active

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Rs. 24,236
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Summary
56%
Performance

Helio A20

2 GB RAM

Snapdragon 600

2 GB RAM

Display

5" (12.7 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

5" (12.7 cm)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP

Single Camera

8 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

2.2 MP

Single Camera

2 MP

Single Camera

Battery

2330 mAh

14 h talktime (3G)

2600 mAh

15 h talktime (3G)

Storage

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

16 GB

64 GB (Expandable)

Expert Rating
User Rating

★★★★★
★★★★★

4.3/5 based on 3,081 ratings

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Sony Xperia Z is permanently discontinued.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is permanently discontinued.
General
Operating System

Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

Custom UI

TouchWiz Nature UX

Performance
Average
Chipset

Huawei Helio A20 AP33

Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T

CPU

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Quad core, 1.9 GHz, Krait 300

Graphics

Adreno 320

Adreno 320

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

Display
Average
Display Type

LCD

TFT

Screen Size

5 " (12.7 cm)

5 " (12.7 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

441 ppi

441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.67 %

69.03 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 139 mm
Width: 71 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm

Height: 139.7 mm
Width: 71.3 mm
Thickness: 9.1 mm

Weight

146 grams

153 grams

Colours

Black, Purple, White

Blue, Grey, Orange

Waterproof

, IP57

, IP57

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Dust proof

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

13 MP, Primary Camera

8 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera
Poor
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

2.2 MP, Primary Camera

2 MP, Primary Camera

Sensor

Exmor RS

Flash

No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery
Average
Capacity

2330 mAh

2600 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)

Up to 15 Hours(3G) / Up to 17 Hours(2G)

Standby time

Up to 530 Hours(3G) / Up to 550 Hours(2G)

Up to 320 Hours(3G) / Up to 312 Hours(2G)

Storage
Best in Class
Internal Memory

16 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

, Up to 32 GB

, Up to 64 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 11.2 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

SIM Size

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
107 kbps
EDGE:
296 kbps

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
3G Bands:
UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓
3G Speed:
HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
Class 33
EDGE:
Class 33
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SAR Value

Head: 0.607 W/kg, Body: 1.219 W/kg

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v4

, v4.0

GPS

with A-GPS, Glonass

with A-GPS

NFC

Infrared Sensor

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB Host, microUSB 2.0

Mobile High-Definition Link(MHL)

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS, Stereo FM

No

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor

No

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Applications

S-Voice natural language commands and dictation, Smart stay, Smart pause, Smart scroll, Dropbox (50 GB storage)