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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Mobile Phone
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Sony Xperia Z3 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z3
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4.5 out of 5
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4.4 out of 5
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4.2 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 7.0Android 5.0Android 4.4
CPU clock speed2.3 GHz2.3 GHz1.7 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895MediaTek MT6752Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelARM Mali-T880 MP12ARM Mali-G71 MP20ARM Mali-T760 MP2Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory4 GB4 GB2 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.8 in6.0 in5.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCDLCD
Resolution2560 x 1440 px1440 x 2960 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
IPS LCDIPS TFT
Pixel density534.0 ppi570.0 ppi367.0 ppi424.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
N/A
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
yes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnoyes
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
yesyesyes

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras11
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.55"
N/A
1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.7 f
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
N/A
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution4096 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)120.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionyesyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Night Modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Scene modeyesyes
N/A
N/A
Self timeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch focusyes
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
4x
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Number of front cameras11
N/A
N/A
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx
Lens apertureF/1.7F/1.7
N/A
N/A
Light sourceLED flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.55"
N/A
1/2.3"
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
64 GB16 GB16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage200GB256GB200GB128GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSDmicroSD

Dimensions

Height5.94 in5.86 in6.46 in5.77 in
Width2.85 in2.68 in3.13 in2.83 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.32 in0.29 in
Weight5.54 oz5.47 oz6.6 oz5.36 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
N/A
Gyroscopeyesyes
N/A
yes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
yes
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Hearth rate monitoryesyes
N/A
N/A
Altimeterno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Thermometerno
N/A
N/A
N/A
Magnetometeryes
N/A
N/A
N/A
ANT+yesyes
N/A
yes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyesyes
Face scanner
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonoyesno
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesnoyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.25.04.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • DIP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.0
3.1
N/A
2.0
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-CMicro-USB
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyes
N/A
yes
Video outputNoDisplayPort over USB-C
N/A
MHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation system
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
N/A
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
no
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3600.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2930.0 mAh3100.0 mAh
Standby time336.0 h326.0 h714.0 h740.0 h
Talk time33.0 h20.0 h12.0 h16.0 h
Fast chargingyesyes
N/A
yes
Fast charging standardQualcomm Quick Charge 2.0Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Wireless charging yesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless charging standard
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
N/A

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