Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Honor 6 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Honor
Announced January 2013 September 2014 December 2014
Status Released - February 2013 Available - October 2014 Available - December 2014
Price - - Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink Black, White / Gold (LTE)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
150.5 x 75.7 x 7.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.98 x 0.3 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE (LTE Model)
TD-LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450 (SM-N910S)
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 1.9GHz quad-core Cortex-A57 (SM-N910C), Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)
Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)
Octa-core 1.8 GHz, HiSilicon Kirin 930
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)
Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)
Mali-T628
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 16 GB (3G Model)/32 GB (LTE Model)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 74.32% 73.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels Dual 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Smart OIS, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4 (N910C), Cat6 (N910S), 50 Mbps UL, 300 Mbps (N910S), 150 Mbps (N910C) DL HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Baidu Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB (3G Model)/32 GB (LTE Model), 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 3220 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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