Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs HTC One vs Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony HTC Nokia
Announced January 2013 February 2013 September 2014
Status Released - February 2013 Released - March 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
137.4 x 68.2 x 9.3 mm
(5.41 x 2.69 x 0.37 in)
134.7 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.3 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE (market dependent) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 320 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32/64 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (469 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 64.90% 66.20%
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 4 MP UltraPixels, 2688 x 1520 pixels 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1/3' sensor size, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, face and smile detection, OIS Auto focus, 1/3.4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording, video stabilization 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-T5A)
Capacity 2330 mAh 2300 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
- Up to 600 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
- Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)