Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo

Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo

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Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo or Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
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Release date 2015, August 2014, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm | 5.59 x 5.59 x 2.85 in 127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm | 5.01 x 5.01 x 2.56 in
Weight 145 g | 5.11 oz 129 g | 4.55 oz
Body Build Plastic frame, glass back
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Colors Black, Gray, Gold Black, White, Green, Orange
Battery 2800 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 15 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 73 h
Stand by time - Up to 880 h (2G) / Up to 920 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 110 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.1" in 4.6" in
Screen area 71.7 cm2 58.3 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.6% 70.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 432 PPI 319 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 20.7 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 31mm (standard), AF -20.7 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps,1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 2.2 MP, Single
Specifications 5 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide) 2.2 MP, f/2.8
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset - Exynos 7580 Octa - Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU Mali-T720MP2 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 105
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 403
GeekBench 4 Single Core 641 975
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3067 2561
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1979 2235
GeekBench 4 Battery 1394

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G903F 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G903W
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G903F 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 29(700) - G903W
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800) - D5803 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - D5833
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head)     1.27 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.46 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head)     1.10 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.69 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
-S-Voice
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
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- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: G903F (Europe); G903W (Canada)

- Also known as Sony D5803, D5833

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