Sony Xperia Z2 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge (CDMA)

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Samsung
Announced
February 2014	March 2015
Status
Available - April 2014	Available - April 2015
Price
-	Rs. 34,900 ($513.24) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Purple	White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm (5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)	142 x 70.1 x 7.1 mm (5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in)
Weight
163 g (5.75 oz)	132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G925V CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G925V, G925P, G925R
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G925V
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 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G925V
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 back panel - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), Planned upgrade to Android 5.1 Lollipop	Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar]	Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar]	Mali-T760MP8 [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar]	3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB	32/64/128 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB	No

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine	Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Curved Edge Screen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.2 inches [Similar]	5.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]	1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.16%	72.01%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
20.7 MP, autofocus [Similar]	16 MP, 2988 x 5312 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	OIS, Auto-focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera
Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	5 MP, 1440p@30fps, dual video call, Auto [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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go	microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5	HTML5