Phone Comparison - Motorola FIRE XT vs Sony Xperia Z

Motorola FIRE XT
motorola fire xt
Sony Xperia Z
sony xperia z
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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Sony
Announced August 2011 January 2013
Status Available - September 2011 Released - February 2013
Colors Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 62 x 12 mm
(4.49 x 2.44 x 0.47 in)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 114 g (4.02 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100 or HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor 800 MHz, Qualcomm MSM7227T-1 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 200 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.50% 69.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1936 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 480p@24fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 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
Edge Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 384 Kbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1540 mAh 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 504 (2G)
Up to 480 h (3G)
Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)