Sony Xperia Z3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Z3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note Edge across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy Note Edge runs at a higher processing speed of 2.7 GHz, while Sony Xperia Z3 runs at 2.5 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy Note Edge the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Note Edge offers a screen size of 5.6 inches, while Sony Xperia Z3 offers 5.2 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Note Edge the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Note Edge features a Super AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia Z3's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy Note Edge the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Note Edge offers 16 MP, making Sony Xperia Z3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy Note Edge offers a higher front camera resolution with 3.7 MP, while Sony Xperia Z3 offers 2.2 MP, making Samsung Galaxy Note Edge better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia Z3 offers a higher battery capacity with 3100 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Note Edge offers 3000 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy Note Edge offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Sony Xperia Z3 offers 16 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Note Edge the better option for storage.


User Rating: Sony Xperia Z3 receives a higher user rating of 3.9, while Samsung Galaxy Note Edge has a rating of 2.9.

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Summary

Release Date

25 Sep, 2014
05 Jan, 2015
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 801
Snapdragon 805
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.6 inches (14.22 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

20.7 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

2.2 MP
3.7 MP
50 MP

Battery

3100 mAh
3000 mAh
6600 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.9/5
(433 ratings)
2.9/5
(306 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Sep 25, 2014
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4.4 (Kitkat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400
Quad core, 2.7 GHz, Krait 450
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 420
Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB
3 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.6 inches  (14.22 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
525 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.75 %
69.18 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

146 mm
151.3 mm
162.98 mm

Width

72 mm
82.4 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
8.3 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

152 grams
174 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
N/A
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5248 x 3936 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @120 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Dual Video Recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

2.2 MP
Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS
3.7 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3100 mAh
3000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 16 Hours(3G) / Up to 14 Hours(2G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v2.0
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
32 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Infrared Sensor

N/A
Yes
N/A

Heart Rate Monitor

N/A
Yes
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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