Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - EMEA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - SEA, LATAM

LTE
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Aluminium alloy, glass
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

135.4 mm

158 mm
Width

66.2 mm

80 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

11.9 mm
Weight

135 g

236 g
Waterproof

1.5 m and 30 minutes

IP65/68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

Yes

IP65/68
Colors

Black Sky, Blue Mist, Gold Sand, Peach Cloud

Chrome Black, Chrome Silver

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

4.7 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

312 ppi

760 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes, max 10 fingers
Display features

-

HDR10 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

13 MP, f/1.9

19 MP, f/1.8 , 25 mm, 1/2.3" , 1.12 µm
12 MP, f/1.6 , 1/2.3" , 1.55 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

5057 x 3796 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

predictive phase detection and laser autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Electronic image stabilization

-

5-axis gyro EIS
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

Geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face/smile detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity