Sony recently released two high-end featured smartphone the "Xperia Z" and "Xperia ZL" at CES (Consumer Electronics Show), It was held from Tuesday, January 8th to Sunday, January 13th. in Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Xperia Z is the premium smartphone with high end features like 13 megapixel (rear) / 2 MP (front) camera, 5.0 Inches ~441 ppi Display, 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor with 2 GB Ram, molded with the latest Android Jelly bean OS for the best performance. Samsung is giving a tough competition to Sony by the release of Galaxy S4.

Sony Xperia Z :

We have decided to make a specification comparison between the current Popular / Best smartphone the "Samsung Galaxy S4" to "Xperia Z". The Spec. are tabulated below.

 

Note: Green stands for Thumb up ( Plus point )

          Red stands for Thumbs down ( Negative point )

 

	Sony Xperia Z	Samsung Galaxy S IV
2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603	GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602	HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100
4G Network	LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603	LTE
SIM slot	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM
Weight	146 g (5.15 oz)	130 g
DISPLAY Type	TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	HD Super AMOLED, 16M colors
DISPLAY Size	1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
Multi touch	Yes, up to 10 fingers	Yes
Protection	Shatter proof and scratch-resistant glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
MEMORY Card slot	microSD, up to 32 GB	microSD, up to 64 GB
MEMORY Internal	16 GB, 2 GB RAM	16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
GPRS	Up to 107 kbps	Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE	Up to 296 kbps	Class 12
Speed	HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL	HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
NFC / beam	Yes	Yes
USB	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
Micro HDMI	-	Yes
CAMERA Primary	13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels,	13 MP, 4128×3096 pixels
CAMERA Flash	LED flash	LED flash
CAMERA Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, sweep panorama	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch focus, Face detection, Smile detection.
CAMERA Video	Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer, HDR	Yes, 1920×1080p@30fps HD
CAMERA Secondary	Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps	Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call
OS	Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean)	Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset	Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064	Qualcomn Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T0
CPU	Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait	Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU	Adreno 320	PowerVR SGX 544MP3
Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass,Thermometer, Humidity
BATTERY	Non-removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery	Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery
BATTERY Stand-by	Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)	(2G) / Up to 370 h (3G)
BATTERY Talk time	Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)	(2G) / Up to 17 h (3G)
Dust / Water Resistant	- IP57 certified- dust and water resistant- Water proof up to 1 meter and 30 minutes	NO
MISC	- Timescape UI- Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2	- TouchWiz UI

 

**All the details are taken from various sites and verified with Gsmarena (Xperia Z & S4), If any correction required please feel free to report us.

Both the smartphone are perfect but, Sony's Xperia z is a step ahead with waterproof and dustproof body with a bigger battery.

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Price details:

Sony Xperia Z smartphone black factory unlocked International is priced around $589.00 (RS: ~34,910.03) @ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy SIV factory unlocked International is priced around $624.95 (RS: ~37,040.79) @ Amazon