Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos vs Sony Xperia T3 vs Sony Xperia Z2a

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Sony Sony
Announced June 2014 June 2014 June 2014
Status Available - July 2014 Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Coming Soon - July 2014
Colors White, Black Black, White, Purple Black, White, Turquoise
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.3 x 68 x 9.8 mm
(5.13 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
150.7 x 77 x 7 mm
(5.93 x 3.03 x 0.28 in)
137 x 72 x 11 mm
(5.39 x 2.83 x 0.43 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D5103
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5102
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5106
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D5103 LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928-2 Snapdragon 400 (D5103/D5106)/ Qualcomm MSM8228 (D5102) Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801
GPU - Adreno 305 Adreno 330
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.3 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.25% 66.78% 69.74%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio FM radio with RDS FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - D5102); HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2500 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 639 h (2G)
Up to 688 h (3G)
Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 12 h 46 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 47 min (3G)
Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)