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Sony Xperia ZL vs Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge , Sony Xperia ZL

Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge 2017 year of release, cpu Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 Sprint -Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 BoostMobile, screen 5", with resolution 720x1280. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 5 megapixel main camera.

Sony Xperia ZL 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, screen 5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology TFT TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" inch 5" inch
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.8% 75.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 294 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 5 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs 5 MP, AF, f/1.9 13 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps (J3 Emerge, J3 Eclipse, Galaxy J3 Prime); 720p@30fps (Amp Prime 2) 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP, f/2.2 2 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)Android 7.0 (Nougat) - Amp Prime 2 Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 (28 nm) Sprint -Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm) BoostMobile, Cricket, T-Mobile Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
Processor CPU Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 Sprint -Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 BoostMobile, Cricket, T-Mobile Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 505 Sprint -Adreno 308 BoostMobile, Cricket, T-Mobile Adreno 320
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 20794
GeekBench 4 Single Core 624 539
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1621 1379
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1157 939
General specs Release date 2017, January 2013, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 140.9 Х 70.1 Х 8.7 mm 131.6 Х 69.3 Х 9.8 mm
Weight 147 g 151 g
Colors Silver, Black Black, White, Red
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 0 mAh,
Approximate price 235 USD 260 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 408 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 23 h (3G) Music play - Up to 71 h Stand by time- Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - C6506  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6503
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 70.4 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.63 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio (operator dependant) Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Versions: Galaxy J3 Emerge J327P (Sprint); Galaxy J3 Eclipse J327V (Verizon); Galaxy J3 Prime J327T (T-Mobile); Galaxy Express Prime 2 J327A (AT&T); Galaxy Amp Prime 2 J327A (Cricket) Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer (C6502 only) , Infrared port - Also known as: Sony Xperia C6503, C6502, C6506, Sony Xperia ZL LTE, Sony Xperia ZL HSPA+ Released as Sony Xperia ZQ in Brazil

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy J3 Emerge
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Xperia ZL
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB