Samsung SGH-Z500 vs Sony Xperia XZ Specs Comparison

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Sony Xperia XZ
Samsung SGH-Z500 Sony Xperia XZ
0.05GB
3GB · 32GB
220x176px
5.2-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera
Single camera
Released · Oct 02, 2016
2900 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 14, 2005 Sep 01, 2016

Design

Dimensions
3.58 x 1.77 x 0.98 inches
91 x 45 x 25 mm
5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches
146 x 72 x 8.1 mm
Weight
3.51 oz / 95.0 g 5.68 oz / 161.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Numeric keypad, Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.00% screen-to-body
Type
TFT IPS LCD
Resolution
220x176px 1920x1080px, 424 PPI
Colors
262 144 16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Additional display
64 x80 px, OLED, Colors: 65 536
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 5 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2150 MHz
Kryo
GPU
Adreno 530
Memory
0.05GB 3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSD microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
Li - Ion 2900 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
1 MP 23 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.3"
Flash
LED
Video recording
Yes
Video calling
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, Object tracking, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
Yes 13 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
1.1 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Yes Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Step detector, Step counter, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Computer sync, Infrared, SyncML NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1 6, 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Notification light, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice recording Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 02, 2005
FCC ID value: A3LSGHZ500
Date approved: Feb 14, 2017
FCC ID value: PY7-29752M
Measured SAR
Head: 0.65 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Body: 0.51 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Head: 0.53 W/kg
Body: 0.35 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.80 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory 64GB
Dual SIM Yes
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