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Sony Xperia Z3v vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Active

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy S6 Active , Sony Xperia Z3v

Samsung Galaxy S6 Active 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.1", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Sony Xperia Z3v 2014 year of release, cpu Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, screen 5.2", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 20 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.1" inch 5.2" inch
Screen area 71.7 cm2 74.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.5% 68.4%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 576 PPI 424 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 20.7 MP, Single
Camera specs 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, AF 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2.2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 2.2 MP, f/2.8
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 330
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 79322 38954
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1286
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4149
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3097
GeekBench 5 Single Core 249
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 979
General specs Release date 2015, June 2014, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.8 Х 73.4 Х 8.6 mm 148.5 Х 73.4 Х 8.9 mm
Weight 170 g 170.6 g
Colors White, Gray Black, White
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 380 EUR 370 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 504 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 24 h (3G) Music play - Up to 57 h Stand by time- Up to 840 h (2G) / Up to 760 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 16 h (2G) / Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 120 h
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 29(700), 40(2300) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.58 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)     0.42 W/kg (body)     SAR - 0.65 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, Infrared port - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant salt, dust, humidity, rain, vibration, solar radiation, transport and thermal shock resistant - For AT&T Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 active G890 Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - PMA wireless charging -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -ANT+ - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - For Verizon Also known as Sony Xperia Z3v D6708

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy S6 Active
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP
Reasons to buy Xperia Z3v
  • Screen 5.2"
  • Main camera 20 MP
  • External memory microSD GB