Samsung Galaxy S III T999 vs Sony Xperia Z

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Samsung Sony
          Announced
          June 2012 January 2013
          Status
          Available - June 2012 Released - February 2013
          Colors
          Pebble blue, Marble white Black, White, Purple
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
          (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
          139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
          (5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
          Weight
          133 g (4.69 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
          4G Network
          - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
          Processor
          Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
          RAM
          2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16/32 GB storage 16 GB
          External Memory
          microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

          Display

          Type
          Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.8 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          65.84% 69.70%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash LED flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          TBD Stereo FM radio with RDS
          Games
          Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps
          Edge
          Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
          3G
          HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
          USB OTG
          Supported -

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
          NFC
          NFC supported NFC supported

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
          Capacity
          2100 mAh 2330 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 830Hr (2G)/up to 770Hr hours (3G) Up to 550 h (2G)
          Up to 530 h (3G)
          Talk Time
          Up to 1350Min (2G)/up to 700Min hours (3G) Up to 11 h (2G)
          Up to 14 h (3G)

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