Samsung Gear S3 frontier LTE vs Sony Xperia XZ Premium

Samsung Gear S3 frontier LTE

Sony Xperia XZ Premium

Network
2G network

GSM 900, 1800; GSM 850, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 900, 2100; HSDPA 850, 1900

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

LTE

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
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

-
LTE-A speed

-

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Stainless Steel 316L

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM

Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)

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

49 mm

156 mm
Width

46 mm

77 mm
Thickness

12.9 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

62 g

195 g
Waterproof

-

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black

Deepsea Black, Luminous Chrome

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.3 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

360 x 360 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

278 ppi

801 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass SR+

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes, max 10 fingers

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

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

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

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
Java

No

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, gyro, heart rate

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

Main camera
Main camera

19 MP
Primary camera video

-

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

-

phase detection and laser autofocus
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Primary camera image stabilization

-

electronic image stabilization(gyro)
Camera features

-

1/2.3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus