Phone Comparison - Nokia E72 vs Sony Xperia Z1

Nokia E72
nokia e72
Sony Xperia Z1
sony xperia z1
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced June 2009 September 2013
Status Available - October 2009 Available - September 2013
Colors White, Zodium Black, Metal Grey, Topaz Brown, Amethyst Purple, W Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 114 x 58 x 10 mm, 65 cc
(4.49 x 2.28 x 0.39 in, 2.56 cc )
144 x 74 x 8.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Waterproof (IPX5 and IPX8)
Dustproof (IP5X)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Symbian OS 9.3, Series 60 v3.2 UI Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 250 MB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB, hotswap microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.36 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels (169 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 26.24% 64.55%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 20.7 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Auto-focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@15fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera VGA videocall camera [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32, 100 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 32, 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA 2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Nokia VoIP 3.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps 3.0 Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 250 MB storage, 128 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB, hotswap microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh (BP-4L) 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 480 h (2G)
576 h (3G)
Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 850 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h 30 min (2G)
6 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)