Sony Xperia ZL vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia ZL

Sony Xperia ZL

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)

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Sony Xperia ZL or Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia ZL Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)
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Release date 2013, January 2017, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 131.6 x 69.3 x 9.8 mm | 5.18 x 5.18 x 2.73 in 152.5 x 74.8 x 8 mm | 6 x 6 x 2.94 in
Weight 151 g | 5.33 oz 181 g | 6.38 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body
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Colors Black, White, Red Black, Blue, Gold, Rose Gold
Battery 0 mAh, 3600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 40 h
Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 91 h
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Screen

Technology TFT Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 5.5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.6% 73.1%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 401 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass
Other specs - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 13 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -13 MP, AF -13 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.12µm, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide)
Functions LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro - Exynos 7870 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait - Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 320 Mali-T830 MP1
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 118
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 447
GeekBench 4 Single Core 539 713
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 1379 3482
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 939 2288

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6502, C6503, C6506
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - C6506 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6503
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 70.4 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out) microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP 4.1, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.63 W/kg (head)    

SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head)     1.33 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer (C6502 only) , Infrared port - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
Versions
- Also known as: Sony Xperia C6503, C6502, C6506, Sony Xperia ZL LTE, Sony Xperia ZL HSPA+ Released as Sony Xperia ZQ in Brazil

- Versions: J730F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); J730FM/DS (UAE, Russia)

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