| Sony Ericsson Z550 | Samsung Strive A687 |
| Manufacture | Sony Ericsson | Samsung |
| Model | Z550 | Strive A687 |
| Form factor | Clamshell/fold | QWERTY Slider |
| Weight | 93 gram | 113.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 88 x 45 x 21 | 107.00 x 58.00 x 14.00 |
| Operating System | Other | Other |
| Networks | 2G - 900/1800/1900 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 1.3 Megapixels. 4x digital zoom | 2 megapixel |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 1.9 inches | 2.60 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 262144 | 256000 |
| Display width | 176 | 240 |
| Display height | 220 | 320 |
| PPI | 148.28 | 153.85 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | NA |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 20MB, Expandable with memory card | 80 MB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | Polyphonic 40 voices | MP3 |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | NA | 1000 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 320 | 250 |
| Talktime (m) | 330 | 180 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML | 2.0 XHTML, HTML |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | NA | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |