Comparison of Sony Xperia ZL and Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 16Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

Sony Xperia ZL

Samsung I9506 Galaxy S4 16Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Sony

Samsung

Phone model

Xperia ZL

I9506 Galaxy S4 16Gb

Year of release

2013

2013

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

132 mm

137 mm

Body width

69 mm

70 mm

Body thickness

9.8 mm

7.9 mm

Weight

151 g

130 g

Volume

89.38 cm³

75.32 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• White
• Black

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Qualcomm APQ8064+MDM9215M

• Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800

CPU clock speed

1500 MHz

2300 MHz

Number of processor cores

4

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

16 + 16 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

2 MB

2 MB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Adreno 320

• Adreno 330

GPU clock speed

400 MHz

450 MHz

Number of GPU cores

4

4

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

2 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

533 MHz

800 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 16 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

64 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.1

Android 4.2

Battery

Battery capacity

2330

2600

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Wireless battery charging

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

11 h

17 h

Standby time in GSM networks

550 h

370 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

14 h

17 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

530 h

370 h

Duration of listening to music

40 h

62 h

Video watching duration

5 h 30 min

11 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

10 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5 in

5 in

Screen resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

441 ppi

441 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

13.1 Mp

13 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4128 x 3096 pixels

4128 x 3096 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Digital zoom

16 X

4 X

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX135 Exmor RS

Sony IMX135 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS

Photomatrix size

4.69 x 3.52 mm

4.69 x 3.52 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.136 μm

1.136 μm

Crop factor

7.38

7.38

Aperture

f/2.4

f/2.2

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Red eye reduction

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Digital image stabilization

Other photo settings

• Image stabilization
• Hdr

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

2.2 Mp

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

1978 x 1112 pixels

1886 x 1061 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Autodial

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1700 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 1900 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 3

• LTE Cat 4

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB OTG support

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• PBAP
• PBA
• HFP
• HSP
• OPP
• SAP
• HID
• PAN
• MAP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108.0

RDS support

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Pedometer

Outside temperature sensor

Barometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

MTP support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• M4A
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Identifier of songs

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

Handwriting recognition

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Talk
• YouTube
• Google Maps
• Twitter

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Maps
• Google Play Store

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Barcode scanner

SAR level

SAR level

0.63 W/kg

0.42 W/kg