Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia L vs Samsung Z1 vs Microsoft Lumia 435

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Microsoft
Announced March 2013 January 2015 January 2015
Status Available - May 2013 Available - January 2015 Available - February 2015
Price - Rs. 5,700 ($83.82) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 5,350 ($78.68) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red White, Black, Wine Red Black, White, Green, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
120.4 x 63.2 x 9.7 mm
(4.74 x 2.49 x 0.38 in)
118.1 x 64.7 x 11.7 mm
(4.65 x 2.55 x 0.46 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 134.1 g (4.73.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Tizen OS, v2.3 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Spreadtrum SC7727S Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-400 Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 768 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen PLS TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.81% 59.97% 59.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor Geo-tagging, Face Detection Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] VGA [Similar] VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 1500 mAh 1560 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
- Up to 504 h (2G)
Up to 504 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 8 h (3G) Up to 21 h (2G)
Up to 11 h 45 min (3G)