Sony Xperia Z2 vs Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Samsung
Announced
February 2014	December 2015
Status
Available - April 2014	Available - February 2016
Price
-	Rs. 25,900 ($380.88) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Purple	Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm (5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)	151.5 x 74.1 x 7.3 mm (5.96 x 2.92 x 0.29 in)
Weight
163 g (5.75 oz)	172 g (6.07 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - D6543	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes	- Corning Gorilla Glass 4

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), Planned upgrade to Android 5.1 Lollipop	Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar]	Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 Exynos 7580 Octa [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar]	Adreno 405 Mali-T720MP2 [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar]	3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB	16 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB	microSD, up to 128 GB

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.2 inches [Similar]	5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]	1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.16%	74.11%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
20.7 MP, autofocus [Similar]	13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, 1/2.3'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama	Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	5 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps	Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps	Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go	microUSB v2.0, USB OTG
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5	HTML5