Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z2 vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Samsung
Announced February 2014 March 2016 November 2015
Status Available - April 2014 Available - March 2016 Available - January 2016
Price - Rs. 15,990 ($235.15) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,990 ($117.50) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Gold, White, Pink White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm
(5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
(5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - D6543
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.17 W/kg (head)
1.12 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.48 W/kg (head)
0.42 W/kg (body)
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 - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), Planned upgrade to Android 5.1 Lollipop Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC9830A
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 405 Mali-400MP2
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.16% 72.16% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, autofocus 13 MP 8 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/1.9, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (J3109), 720p@30fps (J320P)
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, LED Flash [Similar] 5 MP - J3109
2 MP - J320P [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 HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, 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 Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
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 supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 3300 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Up to 354 h Up to 349 h
Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
- Up to 22 h