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Sony Xperia Z

Samsung Galaxy S III
Sony Xperia Z
Samsung Galaxy S III

Released in March 2013. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 1,920 pixels and 441 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 with up to 2 GB memory and 16 GB storage. It has 2,330 mAh battery.

Released in May 2012. Features 4.8 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 306 ppi.

Quad-core processor Samsung Exynos 4412 Quad with up to 1 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 2,100 mAh battery.
Head to Head
  • Thinner (9%)
  • Slightly larger screen (4%)
  • Much better quality screen (31%)
  • Probably better rear camera
  • More memory
  • More processing power (7%)
  • Better battery capacity (10%)
  • Lighter (10%)
  • OLED screen
  • May have more storage

Specifications

Sony Xperia Z Samsung Galaxy S III
Specifications
Brand Sony Samsung
Model - GT-I9300
Release Date March 2013 May 2012
Operating System Android 4.1 TouchWiz UI (Android 4.0)
Dimensions
Size 139.0 x 71.0 x 7.9 mm
5.47 x 2.80 x 0.31 in		 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm
5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in
Weight 146 g
5.15 oz		 133 g
4.69 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 1,080 x 1,920 pixels 720 x 1,280 pixels
PPI 441 306
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear 13 MP f/2.4 8 MP f/2.6
Front 2 MP 2 MP f/2.6
Storage
Memory 2 GB 1 GB
Fixed 16 GB 16 GB
32 GB
64 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
Quad-core processor
28 nm		 Samsung Exynos 4412 Quad
Quad-core processor
32 nm
CPU 4x 1.50 GHz Krait 300 4x 1.40 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Adreno 320 Mali-400 MP4
Battery
Capacity 2,330 mAh 2,100 mAh
Features - -
Removable False True
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC True True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True True
USB Type-C False False
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Sony Xperia Z Samsung Galaxy S III

Sony Xperia Z

Samsung Galaxy S III

5.0"
146 g
5.15 oz

4.8"
133 g
4.69 oz