Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 820 vs Sony Xperia U vs Sony Xperia Z3

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Sony
Announced Expected September 2012 February 2012 September 2014
Status Available - November 2012 Available - May 2012 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet Black, White/ exchangeable bottom caps in white, black, pink, ye Black, White, Copper, Silver Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm
(4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)
112 x 54 x 12 mm
(4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 in)
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST25iHSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST25a HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900 - 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 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, STE U8500 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 225 Mali-400MP Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible) 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 3.5 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (280 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.04% 55.77% 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, Carl Zeiss Tessa 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps, video light 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps
HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA 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 support microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (4 GB user-accessible), 512 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 1320 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Up to 260 h (2G)
Up to 472 h (3G)
Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 36 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 36 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)