Sony Xperia XZ vs Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (USA)

Sony Xperia XZ

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge (USA)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO;
4G network

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)

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)
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, Cat9, 450 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
SIM

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

Nano-SIM
Height

146 mm

150.9 mm
Width

72 mm

72.6 mm
Thickness

8.1 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

161 g

157 g
Waterproof

1.5m and 30 minutes

-
Colors

Deep pink, Forest blue, Mineral black, Platinum

Black Onyx, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.2 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1440 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density

424 ppi

534 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

-
Multitouch

Yes, max 10 fingers

Yes

Main camera
Main camera

23 MP, f/2.0 , 24 mm

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm
Primary camera video

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

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Primary camera laser autofocus

laser autofocus

-
Camera features

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

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

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

microUSB 2.0
USB host

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

Yes

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

-
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

Fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity

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