Samsung Galaxy Note FE vs Sony Xperia XZ Premium

Samsung Galaxy Note FE

Sony Xperia XZ Premium

Network
2G network

GSM 900, 1800, 1900; TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 1900, 2100

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 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-A speed

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat12, 600 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM)

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

153.5 mm

156 mm
Width

73.9 mm

77 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

167 g

195 g
Stylus

Yes

-
Payment

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)

-
Waterproof

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

IP68

IP68
Colors

Black Onyx, Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium

Deepsea Black, Luminous Chrome

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.7 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

515 ppi

801 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes, max 10 fingers

Main camera
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm

19 MP
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps

2160p@30fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection and laser autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Primary camera image stabilization

-

electronic image stabilization(gyro)
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera video dual video

dual-video record

-
Primary camera video hdr

HDR

-
Camera features

1.4 µm pixel size, 1/2.5" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

1/2.3" 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, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

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

No
Sensors

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (front-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity

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