Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (USA) vs Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (USA)

Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO;

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

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 20(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

LTE
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps

-
LTE speed

LTE, Cat9, 450 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat15, 800 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel

Front glass, aluminum frame, plastic back
SIM

Nano-SIM

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

150.9 mm

135 mm
Width

72.6 mm

65 mm
Thickness

7.7 mm

12.1 mm
Weight

157 g

168 g
Waterproof

-

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes, IP65/IP68
Colors

Black Onyx, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium

Black, Coral Pink, Moss Green, White Silver

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

5.0 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

534 ppi

483 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

-

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes, max 10 fingers
Display features

-

HDR BT.2020 compliant, Triluminos display, X-Reality Engine

Main camera
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm

19 MP, f/2.0 , 25 mm, 1/2.3" , 1.22 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

5057 x 3796 pixels
Primary camera video

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

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

-

predictive phase detection and laser autofocus
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Electronic image stabilization

-

EIS (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, 1/2.6" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, 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

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

aptX HD
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

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, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, heart rate, proximity

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