Sony Xperia A vs Samsung Galaxy S7
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Waterproofness & dust-resistance | IP55, IP58 | IP68 |
| Dimensions | 131.00 x 67.00 x 10.50 mm | 142.40 x 69.60 x 7.90 mm |
| Weight | 141.00 g | 152.00 g |
| Display size | 4.60" | 5.10" |
| Display | Color / TFT 16M colors 720 x 1280 px (4.60") 319 ppi | Color / Super AMOLED 16M colors 1440 x 2560 px (5.10") 576 ppi |
| Display protection |   | Corning Gorilla Glass Buy screen protector
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| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 570 min. (9.5 h) 3G: 630 min. (10.5 h) |  |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 360 h. (15.0 days) 3G: 420 h. (17.5 days) 4G: 390 h. (16.3 days) | |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion 2300 mAhBuy powerbank
| Li-Ion 3000 mAhBuy powerbank
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| Quick battery charging | | Fast Charging |
| Wireless battery charging | | PMA |
| Internal memory | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| End-user memory | 24.9 GB | |
| RAM memory | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory cards |  microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GBBuy memory card | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 200 GBBuy memory card |
| Operating system | Android 4.1 Jelly Bean | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| Interface | - | TouchWiz |
| Processor | Qualcomm APQ8064 | Samsung Exynos 8890 |
| Processor clock | 1500 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| GPU | Adreno 320 | ARM Mali-T880 MP12 @650 MHz |
| Touchscreen | | |
| SAR (10g) | | 1,48 W/kg |
| DualSIM | | |
| SIM cards standard | | SingleSIM(nanoSIM) |
| Announced | 2Q 2013 | 1Q 2016 |
| Other names | SO-04E; Xperia feat. Hatsune Miku | SM-G930F |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 850 900 2100 | 850 900 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | FDD LTE: 2100, 1500, 800 | |
| CDMA | | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo sensor model | | Sony IMX260 |
| Photo matrix | 13.1 Mpx | 12 Mpx |
| Resolution | 4128x3096 px | 4032x3024 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | 3840x2160 px |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | |
| Additional | AF | AF, OIS, f/1.7 |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 0.3 Mpx | 5 Mpx |
| Resolution | 640x480 px | 2592x1944 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video formats | H.263, H.264, MPEG4 - 30 fps | |
| Additional | FF | f/1.7 |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 14.40 Mbit/s | 42.20 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | 5.76 Mbit/s |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | 100.00 Mbit/s | - |
| LTE UP | - | 51.00 Mbit/s |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | | v4.2 LE |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 a/b/g/n | v802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz; 5 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| GLONASS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | XT9 | XT9 |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP | POP3, IMAP4, SMTP |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AMR, OGG, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ | 3GA, AAC, AMR, AWB, FLAC, IMY, M4A, MID, MIDI, MXMF, OGA, OGG, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, WAV, WMA, XMF |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | Dalvik | ART |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |
