Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Nokia Asha 230

Sony Xperia Z
sony xperia z
Nokia Asha 230
nokia asha 230
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia
Announced January 2013 February 2014
Status Released - February 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
99.5 x 58.6 x 13.2 mm
(3.92 x 2.31 x 0.52 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 89.3 g (3.14.0.11 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
No
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Nokia Asha software platform 1.1.1
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar] -
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] -
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB -
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 2.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 240 x 320 pixels (143 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 41.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 1.3 MP, 1280 x 960 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Up to 42.8 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot No
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS A-GPS support only
Browser HTML5 WAP 2.0/xHTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM -
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 1020 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 504 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 12 h