Sony Xperia Z vs Sony Xperia SP vs Samsung Galaxy A3

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Sony	Samsung
Announced
January 2013	Available - April 2013	October 2014
Status
Released - February 2013	Available - April 2013	Available - November 2014
Price
-	-	Rs. 14,265 ($209.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Purple	Black, White, Red	Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)	130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm (5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)	130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm ( 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
Weight
146 g (5.15 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)	110.3 g (3.88.0.11 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603	LTE	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

OS
Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0	Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)	Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064	Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon	Quad-core 1.2 GHz,
GPU
Adreno 320	Adreno 320	-
RAM
2 GB	N/A	1 GB
Internal Memory
16 GB	8 GB (5.8 GB user available)	16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB	microSD, up to 32 GB	microSD, up to 64 GB

Type
Capacitive touchscreen	TFT capacitive touchscreen	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.0 inches	4.6 inches	4.5 inches
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)	720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)	540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.70%	66.67%	65.39%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels	8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels	8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash
LED flash	LED flash	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama	Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR, Wide Selfie, Rear-cam Selfie
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer	Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps	Yes, VGA	5 MP

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps	Yes	Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps	Yes	Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL	HSPA+, LTE	HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	v4.0, BLE, ANT+
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)	microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5	HTML	HTML5