Sony Xperia Z2 vs Sony Xperia Z2a

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Sony
Announced
February 2014	June 2014
Status
Available - April 2014	Coming Soon - July 2014
Colors
Black, White, Purple	Black, White, Turquoise
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm (5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)	137 x 72 x 11 mm (5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 in)
Weight
163 g (5.75 oz)	163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes	- IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), Planned upgrade to Android 5.1 Lollipop	Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar]	Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar]	Adreno 330 [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	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.2 inches [Similar]	5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]	1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.16%	69.74%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
20.7 MP, autofocus [Similar]	20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 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, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR	Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	Yes, VGA [Similar]

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps	Up to 107 kbps
Edge
Up to 296 kbps	Up to 296 kbps
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL	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
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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go	Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5	HTML5