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These two phones have so many smart, useful, fun things about them which do you choose? We will try to help you make a smart and helpful decision.
DESIGN and DISPLAY
- Sony Xperia ZR the size is 5.17 X 2.26 X .41 inches ( 131.1 X 67.3 X 10.5 mm)
- 4.8 ounces in weight ( 138g )
- Display screen is 4.5 inches
- IP 58 certified
- 720 X 1280 pixels 323 ppi with TFT technology
- water and dust resistant
- Android 4.3 smartphone
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Active size is 5.72X 2.89 X .35 inches ( 145 x 73 X9 mm )
- 6 ounces in weight ( 170g )
- display screen is 5.1 inches
- IP 67 and mil-std-810 certified
- 1080 X 1120 pixels with 432 ppi super Android
- water, dust, shock resistant
- Android 4.42 smartphone
CAMERA and Camcorder
- Sony Xperia ZR 13.1 megapixels with LED flash, front facing 3 megapixels VGA
- back-illuminated sensor, auto focus face detection, smile detection,
- white balance presets, digital zoom, Geo tapping
- HDR mode self timer
- 1920 X 1080 ( 1080p HD )
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Active 16 megapixels with LED flash,front facing 2 megapixels
- auto focus,touch to focus,face detection,smile detection, burst mode
- digital zoom, GEO tapping, high dynamic range mode (HDR) panorama
- camcorder has picture taking while vidio recording, vidio sharing
- 3840 X 2160 (4k) (30fps) 1920 X 1080 (1080 HD) (30fps)
HARDWARE
- Sony Xperia ZR system chip is Qualcomm snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
- quadcore 1500 MH, krait processor
- adnreno 320 graphics
- 2048mb ram system memory with 8 GB built in ram and a 4.6GB max user
- storage expansion- micro SD, micro SDHC up to 32 GB
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Active system chip is qualcomm snapdragon 801
- quad core 2500 MHz krait 400 processor
- adreno 330 graphics
- 2048 MB system memory with 16 GB built in and 11 GB user
- storage expansion-micro SD micro SDHC, micro SDXC up to 128 GB
BATTERY
- Sony Xperia ZR 13 hours talk time for the 3G
- 520 hours stand-by for 3G and 450 hours for the 4G
- 2300mAh capacity
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Active 29 hours of talk time
- 480 hours of stand-by time
- 2800 mAh capacity
MULTIMEDIA and INTERNET
- Sony Xperia ZR music player- album, artist, playlist, art cover, background, playback
- radio- FM, stereo RDS
- ear piece and loudspeeker
- YouTube player
- YouTube ( upload) Picasa Google plus
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Active music player- album, artist, playlist, art cover,background, playback
- ear piece and loudspeaker
- YouTube player
- internet Chrom with built-in online service support YouTube (upload )
Picasa, Google plus
In conclusion both phones are well matched in the battery, hardware,mulimedia and the internet areas. The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has a better camera with a camcorder, while the Sony Xperia ZR does not. The Samsung has a bigger display screen. Over all I think the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active is the better phone, because it offers more features and better camera graphics.