Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs Huawei Nova vs Huawei nova 3

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Huawei Huawei
Announced January 2014 September 2016 2018, July
Status Available - January 2014 Coming Soon - October 2016 Available. Released 2018, August
Price - Rs. 20,800 ($310.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, Silver, Gold Iris Purple, Airy blue, Primrose Gold, Red, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127 x 64.9 x 9.4 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
- 157 x 73.7 x 7.3 mm
(6.18 x 2.9 x 0.29 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) - 166 g (5.86 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA - PAR-TL20
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX1M, PAR-LX1, PAR-TL20
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - PAR-LX9
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - PAR-AL00
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Shatter Proof and Scratch-Resistant Glass
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Kirin 970 (10 nm)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 506 Mali-G72 MP12
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 4/6 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display for Mobile with X-Reality™ IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.68% - 84.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, autofocus 12 MP 16 MP + 24 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 16 MP, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
24 MP B/W, 27mm (wide), f/1.8, PDAF
HDR, panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide) + 2 MP, depth sensor
HDR Video, 1080p@30fps [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, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes 4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 4/6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 2300 mAh 3020 mAh 3750 mAh
Stand by Up to 670 h - -
Talk Time Up to 18 h - -