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Samsung Gear S3 frontier LTE

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Samsung Gear S3 frontier LTE vs Sony Xperia XZ2

Samsung Gear S3 frontier LTE

Samsung Gear S3 frontier LTE

Sony Xperia XZ2

Sony Xperia XZ2

Samsung Gear S3 frontier LTE

Sony Xperia XZ2

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

LTE

-
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
HSPA speed

HSPA

-
LTE speed

LTE

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (5CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2016-8

2018-2
Status

2016-10

2018-4

Design
Build

Stainless Steel 316L

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) & aluminum frame
SIM

Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)

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

49 mm

153 mm
Width

46 mm

72 mm
Thickness

12.9 mm

11.1 mm
Weight

62 g

198 g
Waterproof

-

IP65/IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes, IP65/IP68
Colors

Black

Ash Pink, Deep Green, Liquid Black, Liquid Silver

Display
Display type

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

1.3 inches

5.7 inches
Resolution

360 x 360 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

278 ppi

424 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass SR+

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes, max 10 fingers
Display features

-

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

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 1.0 GHz

Quad-core 2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver
Chipset

-

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
GPU

-

Adreno 630
Memory RAM

768 MB

4, 6 GB
Internal storage

4 GB

64 GB
Memory card

microSD(uses second SIM slot)
Memory card max

-

400 GB

OS
OS

Tizen-based wearable platform 2.3.2

Android 8.0 (Oreo)

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

No
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes, with stereo speakers
Notifications

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Earpiece

-

Yes
Headphone adapter

-

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

No

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

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

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
Java

No

-
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, gyro, heart rate

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

Browser
HTML

-

HTML5
Browser

No

-

Battery
Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion
Battery capacity

380 mAh

3180 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Quick Charge 3.0
Wireless charging

-

Yes
Talk time

72 h

-
Standby time 3G

72 h

-

Main camera
Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

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

-

predictive phase detection and laser autofocus
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Electronic image stabilization

-

EIS (gyro)
Camera features

-

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

Selfie camera
Selfie camera

5 MP, f/2.2 , 1/5"
Selfie camera resolution

-

2592 x 1944 pixels
Electronic image stabilization

-

EIS (gyro)
Selfie camera video

-

1080p@30fps

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