Phone Comparison - Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX HD vs Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Sony Xperia Z3

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Nokia Sony
Announced September 2012 July 2013 September 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - July 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Yellow Black, White, Copper, Silver Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 67.9 x 9.3 mm
(5.19 x 2.67 x 0.37 in)
130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm
(5.13 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 158 g (5.57 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
3G Network CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 13 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603
LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653
LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU - Adreno 225 Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 32 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack Display, Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.5 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.20% 61.80% 70.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels) 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash Xenon Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch-focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Carl Zeiss optics, Auto Focus, 1/1.2' Sensor Size, ND Filter, Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Optical Zoom, Panorama Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, LTE, HSPA+ HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with LE+EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery, Wireless Charging Supported via Cover Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3300 mAh 2000 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 372 h Up to 384 h Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 32 h Up to 19 h 6 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 18 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)