Samsung Galaxy S III vs Sony Xperia Z

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Galaxy S III compared with Xperia Z

	SamsungGalaxy S III	SonyXperia Z
Overview
Released
Released	May 2012	2013
Display
Screen size
Screen size	4.8″	5″
Resolution
Resolution	1280 × 720	1920 × 1080 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	306 pixels per inch	441 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	LCD
Display type
Display type	HD Super AMOLED, 1,280 × 720	5-inch Reality Display, 16.7 million-colour TFT LCD
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 2	Scratch-resistant glass with anti-shatter film on the front and back
Display features
Display features	–	Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
Performance
Chip
Chip	Exynos 4412	Snapdragon S4 Pro
Memory
Memory	1 GB	2 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	16 GB	16 GB
CPU
CPU	Exynos 4 Quad, four Cortex-A9 cores at 1.4 GHz; 1 GB of RAM (Notebookcheck)	Quad-core Qualcomm APQ8064 at 1.5 GHz
GPU
GPU	Mali-400 MP4 (Notebookcheck)	Adreno 320
Storage type
Storage type	16 GB; microSD card slot up to 64 GB	16 GB flash; microSD card slot supports up to 32 GB
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	8 MP	13.1 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	1.9 MP	2.2 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	8 MP, autofocus, LED flash, zero shutter lag, backside illumination	13.1 MP Exmor RS sensor with LED flash
Front camera
Front camera	1.9 MP CMOS, records HD video	2.2 MP Exmor R camera
Video recording
Video recording	Full HD (1080p)	1080p video and HDR movie recording
Camera features
Camera features	Burst shot (20 shots), Best photo, Buddy photo share	Superior Auto, burst mode and HDR still photography
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	2,100 mAh	2,400 mAh (better)
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	–	Up to 5.5 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable 2,100 mAh battery	Sony's LTE white paper lists 2,400 mAh typical and 2,330 mAh minimum; up to 5.5 hours of video playback and Battery STAMINA mode
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	133 g (better)	146 g
Thickness
Thickness	8.6 mm	7.9 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	136.6 × 70.6 mm	139 × 71 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	–	IP57
Materials
Materials	Gorilla Glass 2 front, removable plastic back and plastic frame (Notebookcheck)	Glass front and back
Colours
Colours	Pebble Blue, Marble White at launch; more colours later	Black, White, Purple
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	Sony specifies IPX5/IPX7 water and IP5X dust protection, together IP57, with the port covers shut
Speakers
Speakers	–	Mono loudspeaker; Clear Audio+ and xLoud processing
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer, geomagnetic, gyro, RGB light, barometer	–
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	GSM/EDGE/GPRS 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz; 3G HSPA+ 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz; no LTE on the UK GT-I9300	4G LTE Cat 3, UMTS/HSPA+ and GSM on the UK LTE model
SIM
SIM	Micro-SIM	Micro-SIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) with channel bonding	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, 2.4 and 5 GHz; Wi-Fi Direct and Miracast
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0 LE	Bluetooth 4.0
NFC
NFC	Yes	Yes
USB
USB	USB 2.0 (micro-USB) with MHL; 3.5 mm headphone jack	Micro-USB 2.0 with MHL video output; 3.5 mm headphone socket
Positioning
Positioning	A-GPS, GLONASS	–