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Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

Sony Xperia Z

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Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4

Sony Xperia Z

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - C6603
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, March 2013, January. Released 2013, February
Status Available. Released 2013, April Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in) 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm (5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Glass front, glass back, plastic frame
SIM Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
  IP57 dust/water resistant (up to 1m. and 30 mins)
Display
Type Super AMOLED TFT
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio) 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~69.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~441 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Shatter proof glass
Platform
OS Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0.1 (Lollipop), TouchWiz UI Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Exynos 5410 Octa (28 nm) Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A7) Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP3 Adreno 320
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), 1/3.1", 1.14µm, AF 13.1 MP, f/2.4, AF
Features LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard) 2.2 MP
Features Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB On-The-Go
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
Air gestures
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2600 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh, non-removable
Charging Qi wireless charging - market dependent
Stand-by Up to 370 h (3G) Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 17 h (3G) Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play Up to 62 h Up to 40 h
Misc
Colors White Frost, Black Mist, Arctic Blue, Black Edition Black, White, Purple
SAR 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.55 W/kg (body)     1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.42 W/kg (head)     0.54 W/kg (body)     0.48 W/kg (head)    
Models GT-I9500, SGH-I337M, SGH-M919, GT-I9507V, SHV-E330L, SPH-L720T, SHV-E300S, SHV-E300L, SHV-E300K, GT-I9507, SGH-M919N C6603, C6602, C6616, C6606
Price About 320 EUR About 270 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal) / 3.352:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 705:1 (nominal) / 2.462:1 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 77dB Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 61dB
Audio quality Noise -95.9dB / Crosstalk -96.4dB Noise -81.9dB / Crosstalk -81.3dB
Battery life Endurance rating 65h Endurance rating 48h

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