Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. Sony Xperia Z: When worlds collide

31 March 2013
If you’ve been paying attention – and we know you have – there’s no way you couldn’t have noticed that for a good ten days or so we’ve all been on and on about two phones. Now, we’re about to make it three...

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  • Anonymous
  • 4QS
  • 01 Apr 2013

kicker, 01 Apr 2013That full hd amoled is best screen of this year. For design... moreNah. It most definitely didn't win sound quality..fact...and from front S4 looks better and it's shape works in your hand better than almost any other

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    • Anonymous
    • 4QS
    • 01 Apr 2013

    ali, 01 Apr 2013sony is poineer of oled in 2008 and after 3 year samsung ha... moreLMAO! Sony did not invent Amoled either and were barely doing anything with it. If you look they still barely are. It's Samsung that has done the work. And Bravia? Nice attempt, but not that amazing...Still a nice feature though...But match Amoled? Lol you must be new here.

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      • Wayne
      • nGE
      • 01 Apr 2013

      guys, their just phones, why dont you all get a life, what is wrong with you all? you are all so sad and nerdy

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        • Phone geek
        • KSe
        • 01 Apr 2013

        Xepria Z anyday. S4 is a soap case and the differences in video or picture quality that the reviewer talk about is negligible in real life scenario.

        As for the screen, Xperia Z also gorgeous, hold it guys before dismissing it. Viewing angle? I like it to be less because of the privacy. More over I like Sony icons better than Samsung in mobile like Call/messsage.

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          • AnonD-105607
          • Lar
          • 01 Apr 2013

          Sony Xperia Z Wins

          i dont like to have a phone that looks ugly and i have to shame everytime i put it out of my pocket...

          Xperia Z BEST PHONE 2013

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            • Anonymous
            • 4QS
            • 01 Apr 2013

            AnonD-52738, 01 Apr 2013I had mention before, by changing to those screen setting s... moreLMAO!!!!! Or you are looking at the Amoled colors and then once you turn it down you really notice the difference and don't like it....but that would make too much logical sense.

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              • Anonymous
              • 4QS
              • 01 Apr 2013

              AnonD-52738, 01 Apr 2013You can check XDA forum user name Andrewtst, see I got S II... moreUm...Note 2 is still Pentile...

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                • Anonymous
                • 4QS
                • 01 Apr 2013

                AnonD-52738, 01 Apr 2013You can check XDA forum user name Andrewtst, see I got S II... moreUm......S4 is not ugly...neither are nerdy girls...and if you mean model skinny girl they actually tend to be way more ugly and only for show cause thats what society wants. You could have a chubby nerdy girl who is by no means ugly, but has a personality and brains and is fun...but the S4 and Z are same thickness anyway. And from the front the S4 actually looks much better. The Z is just a rectangle. On backside it looks much nicer....then you put both in your hand and the S4 feels and works so much better...Im just talking shape too

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                  • uSR
                  • 01 Apr 2013

                  Despite of abandonment of Symbian OS,The Nokia 808 could match S4 when it comes on Rich Video Codec support.

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                    • TMach
                    • nGB
                    • 01 Apr 2013

                    I choose the Xperia Z and HTC One, the right balance/combination of beauty and brains! As for the S4, it is a case of lipstick on a pig and all that software and stolen "innovation" (remember floating touch on the Xperia Sola?) still does not change the fact that the S4 is a pig..........cue the haters...

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                      • Anon
                      • nGB
                      • 01 Apr 2013

                      AnonD-106548, 01 Apr 2013Blame yourself then! Not the fault of Samsung that you drop... morePerhaps you ought to learn to read and understand English before making idiotic comments. I never said I dropped the phone, it developed a crack in the silver bezel without ever being dropped and always in a case hence why PA featured the article. As for the rest of you, at the top end of smartphones, we are talking margins when it comes to performance so design and feel starts to take precedence over perceived better performance. Get a grip peeps!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 39x
                        • 01 Apr 2013

                        Samsung fanGirl, 01 Apr 2013Sorry gsmarena.com .. There is no need for review becaus... moreAgreed, but I still prefer my iPhone 5 :) mainly because its only 4 inches

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                          • QXP
                          • 01 Apr 2013

                          AnonD-52738, 01 Apr 2013Sorry, it was not.. unless it color level same as iPhone at... moreI'm using Natural for the screen mode though on my S3. Looks pretty natural to me though. Well, at least to my eyes... hahahaha

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                            • Samsung fanGirl
                            • m1P
                            • 01 Apr 2013

                            Sorry gsmarena.com ..

                            There is no need for review because we already know that

                            Samsung galaxy S4 > any phone in the world

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                              • AnonD-106548
                              • QXP
                              • 01 Apr 2013

                              [deleted post]Well, I do agree that we should just take these comparisons as a kind of guidance for people who are deciding between phones. At least GSM show the differences between SZ and S4 so that end users can decide which phones they prefer.

                              Anyways, hope to see more photo comparisons between all the flag ships this year. Thanks in advance GSM Arena!

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                                • 01 Apr 2013

                                AnonD-52738, 01 Apr 2013Sorry, it was not.. unless it color level same as iPhone at... moreDude we get it u like screens with natural colours like with one and ip5 and hate amoled even with movie mode on. Plz stop nw u cant argue with millions of amoles users...

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                                  • AnonD-3928
                                  • U{h
                                  • 01 Apr 2013

                                  uu, 01 Apr 2013yah i respect ur choice on the type of screen, but i also j... moreI have seen s4 its nt visually appealing at all its
                                  Its same design as last year flagship which itself drew criticism from all the expert websites and reviewers. Regarding problem with xz I cant argue with that its a matter of personal opinion I m a swimmer and visit lot of beaches and daily buiseness with water pool so xz is a better choice for me may be s4 is a better choice for u coz of its screen and softwares....

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                                    • AnonD-52738
                                    • TSQ
                                    • 01 Apr 2013

                                    AnonD-252, 01 Apr 2013Screen settings "Movie" is actually very good and... moreSorry, it was not.. unless it color level same as iPhone at least, then it was naturally correct.

                                    S III movie mode is below suppose color level, it was dull, even though it kind of much better on accuracy but too dull.

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                                      • caveman
                                      • t7X
                                      • 01 Apr 2013

                                      Why there's no underwater test on both phones? stamina mode test for xperia z pls...

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                                        • Samsung forever
                                        • TS$
                                        • 01 Apr 2013

                                        I see dumb people...S4 rules! so shut up! HAHA