Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos vs Samsung Z1

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced January 2014 June 2014 January 2015
Status Available - January 2014 Available - July 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - - Rs. 5,700 ($83.82) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple White, Black White, Black, Wine Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127 x 64.9 x 9.4 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
130.3 x 68 x 9.8 mm
(5.13 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
120.4 x 63.2 x 9.7 mm
(4.74 x 2.49 x 0.38 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Shatter Proof and Scratch-Resistant Glass
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Tizen OS, v2.3
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC7727S
GPU Adreno 330 - Mali-400
RAM 2 GB 768 MB 768 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display for Mobile with X-Reality™ TFT capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.68% 65.25% 59.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, autofocus 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] VGA [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, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2000 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h - -
Talk Time Up to 18 h - Up to 8 h (3G)