Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 800 vs Sony Xperia Z

Nokia Lumia 800
nokia lumia 800
Sony Xperia Z
sony xperia z
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced October 2011 January 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Released - February 2013
Colors Black, Cyan, Magenta Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, 76.1 cc
(4.59 x 2.41 x 0.48 in, 3 cc)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 142 g (5.01 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.72% 69.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 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 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML5, RSS feeds HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

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) 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 265 h (2G)
Up to 335 h (3G)
Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)