Phone Comparison - Motorola Nexus 6 vs Motorola Moto Maxx vs Sony Xperia Z5

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Sony
Announced October 2014 November 2014 September 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - October 2015
Price - Rs. 16,990 ($249.85) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 38,499 ($566.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Midnight Blue, Cloud White Black Ballistic Nylon White, Graphite Black, Gold, Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm
(6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in)
143.5 x 73.3 x 8.3 - 11.2
(5.65 x 2.89 x 0.33 - 0.44)
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
Weight 184 g (6.49 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz) 154 g (5.43 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD-LTE 2500 - XT1100 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41)
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2500 - XT1103 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41)
LTE 700 / 1700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 7, 17) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant Splash Resistant, Moto Display - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 420 Adreno 420 Adreno 430
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 64 GB 32 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.96 inches 5.2 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (565 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (428 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.05% - 69.47%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 21 MP (5248 x 3936), autofocus 23 MP, 5520 х 4140 pixels
Flash Dual-LED Flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization 2160p@24fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5.1 MP, 1080p, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 200 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3220 mAh 3900 mAh 2900 mAh
Stand by Up to 330 h - -
Talk Time Up to 24 h - -