Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z1 vs BlackBerry Z30 vs Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony BlackBerry Nokia
Announced September 2013 September 2013 September 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple Black Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
134.7 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.3 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) - 134 g (4.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903 LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Waterproof (IPX5 and IPX8)
Dustproof (IP5X)
- ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry 10.2 OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 320 Adreno 305
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.55% 67.90% 66.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto-focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, 1/3.4'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [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, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

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 Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-T5A)
Capacity 3000 mAh 2880 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 850 h (3G)
- Up to 600 h
Talk Time Up to 13 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
Up to 25 h Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)