Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 928 vs Sony Xperia Z3

Nokia Lumia 928
nokia lumia 928
Sony Xperia Z3
sony xperia z3
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced April 2013 September 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Copper, Silver Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 68.9 x 10.1 mm
(5.24 x 2.71 x 0.4 in)
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900/ 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
4G Network LTE LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603
LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653
LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 5.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (332 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.79% 70.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8.7 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar]
Flash Xenon Flash LED flash
Features 1.4 µm pixel size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, autofocus, Automatic motion blur reduction Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi Channel Bonding 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 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery (BV-4NW) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 606 h (2G)
Up to 541 h (3G)
Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h 48 min (2G)
Up to 16 h 12 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)