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Samsung Galaxy Core
I8260Sony Xperia ZR
3G OnlyC5502
| Global Score | |
| 59.7 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Sony |
| Android 4.1 | Android 4.4.4, 4.3 |
| 2013-05-06 | 2013-05-13 |
| 5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 inches | 5.17 x 2.65 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.37 ounces | 4.87 ounces |
| -- | Black, Green, Pink and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.3 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| TFT | TFT |
| 217 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play MSM8625 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A5 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 203 (245 MHz) GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.06 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.10 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 720 x 480 (30 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 500 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | 520 hours standby time 13 hours talk time |
| 3.68 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia ZR has an overall score of 65.6, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Core's overall score of 59.7. Despite being the best in this comparison, we must tell that it is also a somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier cellphone. Both of these phones include Android OS (Operating System), but the Sony Xperia ZR has 4.4.4 version while Samsung Galaxy Core has Android 4.1.
Sony Xperia ZR counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy Core, because it has a little bit bigger display, a way better pixels amount per inch in the display and a much higher resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Xperia ZR features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Core, because it has a greater number of cores , a better graphics processor and a larger amount of RAM.
The Sony Xperia ZR takes clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Core, because it has a way better 1920x1080 video resolution and a back camera with a way better 13.1 megapixels resolution. Galaxy Core has a bit bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia ZR, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy Core also has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 64 GB.
The Xperia ZR has improved battery duration than Galaxy Core, because it has 2300mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, Xperia ZR is also by far the cheapest, which makes it an obvious call.
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