Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Sony Xperia XA

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Sony Xperia XA

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

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

-

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
SIM

Micro-SIM

Nano-SIM
Height

153.5 mm

143.6 mm
Width

78.6 mm

66.8 mm
Thickness

8.5 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

176 g

137.4 g
Colors

Blossom Pink, Bronze Gold, Charcoal black, Frosted white

Graphite Black, Lime Gold, Rose Gold, White

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.7 inches

5.0 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels

720 x 1280 pixels
Pixel density

515 ppi

294 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Scratch-resistant glass
Multitouch

-

Yes, max 4 fingers

Hardware
CPU

Quad-core 1.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A53

Octa-core 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A53
CPU(second)

Quad-core 1.9 GHz ARM Cortex-A57
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (SM-N910S)Exynos 5433 (SM-N910C)

Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10
GPU

Adreno 420 (SM-N910S)Mali-T760 (SM-N910C)

Mali-T860MP2
Memory RAM

3 GB

2 GB
Internal storage

32 GB

16 GB
Memory card

microSD

microSD
Memory card max

128 GB

200 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Photo / Video

-
Main camera

16 MP

13 MP
Primary camera resolution

5312 x 2988 pixels

-
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera video optical stabilization

optical stabilization

-
Primary camera image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Primary camera video dual video

dual-video record

-
Camera features

Dual Shot, HDR, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

1/3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, 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
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

microUSB 2.0
USB host

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.1

v4.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
Infrared

Yes

-
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GPS Navigator

Beidou

-

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 Mail

Push Email
Java

Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, SpO2, UV, barometer, compass, gesture, gyro, heart rate, proximity

Accelerometer, compass, proximity