Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Sony Xperia L vs Motorola Moto G

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony Motorola
Announced January 2013 March 2013 November 2013
Status Released - February 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 60.81% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization 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 Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 1750 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
-
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 24 h