Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z vs Nokia Lumia 720 vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 Duos I9152

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia Samsung
Announced January 2013 February 2013 May 2013
Status Released - February 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors Black, White, Purple White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
164.9 x 84.1 x 10.1 mm
(6.49 x 3.31 x 0.4 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GT-I9152 (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM 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 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1.4 GHz
GPU Adreno 320 Adreno 305 -
RAM 2 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors -
Size 5.0 inches 4.3 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (190 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.70% 60.94% 66.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2330 mAh 2000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Up to 520 h -
Talk Time Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
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