For readers who are considering buying the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active or the Sony Xperia Z, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active comes with a 5 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Sony Xperia Z comes with a 5 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active comes with 139.7 x 71.3 x 9.1 mm dimensions and weighs 153 grams. The Sony Xperia Z comes with 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm dimensions and weighs 143 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is equipped with a 1.9 GHz quad core krait 300 processor and Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 chipset. It comes with 16 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Sony Xperia Z is equipped with a 1.5 GHz quad core krait processor and Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 chipset. It comes with 16 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

Both the devices run on the Android platform and come loaded with the Jelly Bean operating system. Both the devices have 2 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active sports an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP. The Sony Xperia Z sports a 13.1 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2.2 MP.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active comes with a Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 17 hours. The Sony Xperia Z comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 14 hours on 3G.

Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $519.95. The Sony Xperia Z 4G LTE C6603 is priced at around AU $489.95 in Australia.

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