Samsung Galaxy J vs Sony Xperia Z Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy J

Samsung Galaxy J

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Sony Xperia Z

Sony Xperia Z

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Samsung Galaxy J or Sony Xperia Z Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy J Sony Xperia Z
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Release date 2013, December 2013, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 137 x 70 x 8.6 mm | 5.39 x 5.39 x 2.76 in 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm | 5.47 x 5.47 x 2.8 in
Weight 146 g | 5.15 oz 146 g | 5.15 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, plastic frame
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Colors White, Pink Black, White, Purple
Battery 2600 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.9% 69.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Shatter proof glass
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13.1 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF -13.1 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 2.2 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 2.2 MP
Functions Dual video call
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop) Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU - Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 320
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 922 538
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2259 1331
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2118 930

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 8(900)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6603
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 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, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, 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 (MHL 2 TV-out), USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.95 W/kg (head)     1.10 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.39 W/kg (head)     0.29 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio No 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, barometer, temperature, humidity, gesture , Infrared port - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- S-Voice natural language commands and dictation
-Air gestures

- IP57 dust and water resistant
-Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Also known as Samsung Galaxy J SGH-N075T

- Also known as Sony Xperia C6603, Sony Xperia C6602, Sony Xperia Z LTE, Sony Xperia Z HSPA+

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