Sony Xperia Z3 vs Samsung Galaxy A72

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony	Samsung
Announced
September 2014	2021, March 17
Status
Available - September 2014	Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 26
Colors
Black, White, Copper, Silver Green	Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, Awesome Blue
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)	165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm (6.5 x 3.05 x 0.33 in)
Weight
152 g (5.36 oz)	203 g (7.16 oz)
SIM Type
-	Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603 LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643 LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653 LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

OS
Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)	Android 11
User Interface
-	One UI 3.0
Processor
Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]	Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 465 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 465 Silver), Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar]	Adreno 618 [Similar]
RAM
3 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32 GB	128 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 128 GB	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine	FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen 90Hz Refresh Rate 800 nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M colors	16M Colour
Size
5.2 inches [Similar]	6.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]	1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
70.79%	84.78%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar]	64 MP + 8 MP + 12 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama	64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) panorama, HDR
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR	4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera
2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm HDR 1080p@30fps [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-A
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP	5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser
HTML5	Yes

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 25W
Capacity
3100 mAh	5000 mAh
Stand by
Up to 890 h (2G) Up to 740 h (3G)	-
Talk Time
Up to 14 h (2G) Up to 16 h (3G)	-