Sony Xperia Z2a vs Sony Xperia Z3+

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Sony
Announced
June 2014	May 2015
Status
Coming Soon - July 2014	Available - June 2015
Price
-	Rs. 49,999 ($735.28) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Black, White, Turquoise	White, black, copper, aqua green
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
137 x 72 x 11 mm (5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 in)	146 x 72 x 6.9 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.27 in)
Weight
163 g (5.75 oz)	144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300)
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	- IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes - Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating

OS
Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)	Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor
Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 [Similar]	Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar]	Adreno 430 [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar]	3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB	32 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB	microSD, up to 128 GB

Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen	IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar]	5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]	1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.74%	70.79%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [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, HDR, Panorama
Video
Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar]	5.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [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	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	v4.1, A2DP, 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, DLNA, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host	microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser
HTML5	HTML5