Phone Comparison - Nokia N9 vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Nokia N9
nokia n9
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
sony xperia z3 compact
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced June 2011 September 2014
Status Available - September 2011 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, Cyan, Magenta, Glossy white Black, White, Green, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, 76 cc
(4.59 x 2.41 x 0.48 in, 2.99 cc )
127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm
(5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS MeeGo OS, v1.2 Harmattan Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex A8, TI OMAP 3630 [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/64 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.9 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (251 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.88% 70.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Angry Birds Magic (NFC), Galax Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch-focus Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 33 Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.7 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML5, RSS feeds HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 16/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

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 1450 mAh (BV-5JW) 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 380 h (2G)
Up to 450 h (3G)
Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)