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Sharp Z2 vs Sony Xperia U

 
Brief information about compared phones: Sharp Z2 , Sony Xperia U

Sharp Z2 2016 year of release. cpu Deca-core (2x2.3GHz Cortex-A72. screen 5.5". with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera .

Sony Xperia U 2012 year of release. cpu Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9. screen 3.5". with resolution 480x854. Smartphone has 0 megapixel front camera and 5 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology LTPS IPS LCD TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" inch 3.5" inch
Screen area 83.4 cm2 33.8 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.7% 55.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 480 x 854 px
PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 280 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version) Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Camera specs 16 MP, PDAF 5 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP VGA
Performance Operating system OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Mediatek MT6797 Helio X20 (20 nm) NovaThor U8500
Processor CPU Deca-core (2x2.3GHz Cortex-A72, 4x2.0GHz Cortex-A53, 4x1.4GHz Cortex-A53) Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU Mali-T880 MP4 Mali-400
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 32 GB, 512GB 4GB 8 GB (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Antutu 7 score 85326 9020
GeekBench 4 Single Core 275
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 493
General specs Release date 2016, October 2012, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 153 Х 76 Х 8.4 mm 112 Х 54 Х 12 mm
Weight 160 g 110 g
Colors Silver, Gold Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, Pink, Yellow
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 330 EUR 140 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 260 h (2G) / Up to 472 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 36 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 36 min (3G) Music play - Up to 45 h
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Mini-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot, DLNA
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
NFC
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, LE 2.1, A2DP, EDR
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     0.93 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 1.62 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Sony 3D surround sound audio technology -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Infrared port Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Previously known as Sony Ericsson ST25i Kumquat

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Z2
  • Screen 5.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Main camera 16 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Xperia U
  • Internal memory 512 GB