Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Nokia Lumia 625

Sony Xperia Z
sony xperia z
Nokia Lumia 625
nokia lumia 625
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia
Announced January 2013 July 2013
Status Released - February 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White, Purple Orange, Bright green, Yellow, Black and white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
133.2 x 72.2 x 9.2 mm
(5.24 x 2.84 x 0.36 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 159 g (5.61 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 65.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Touch focus, Landscape orientation, Auto and manual exposure, Auto and manual white balance, Active toolbar, Full screen viewfinder, Geotagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 552 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 23 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 15 h 12 min (3G)