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Sony Xperia ZL vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Active

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

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 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 Super AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.1" inch 5" inch
Screen area 71.7 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 66.5% 75.6%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 576 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, AF 13 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide) 2 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow); TouchWiz UI Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T760MP8 Adreno 320
External memory No microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 79322 20794
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1286 539
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4149 1379
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3097 939
GeekBench 5 Single Core 249
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 979
General specs Release date 2015, June 2013, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.8 Х 73.4 Х 8.6 mm 131.6 Х 69.3 Х 9.8 mm
Weight 170 g 151 g
Colors White, Gray Black, White, Red
Battery 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 0 mAh,
Approximate price 380 EUR 260 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 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 -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 - 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 Cat6 300/50 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi 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 Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP
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 - 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.63 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio No 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, 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 (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 S6 Active
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP
Reasons to buy Xperia ZL
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB