Phone Comparison - BlackBerry Z10 vs Nokia Lumia 720 vs Sony Xperia L

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Nokia Sony
Announced January 2013 February 2013 March 2013
Status Available - January 31, 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130 x 65.6 x 9 mm
(5.12 x 2.58 x 0.35 in)
127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 (Verizon)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 (Verizon)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900
LTE 700 MHz Class (Verizon)
- -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry 10 OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.2 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (355 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.01% 60.94% 60.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Continuous Auto-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2000 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h Up to 520 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)