Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z1S vs Xiaomi Mi 3 vs Nokia Lumia 530

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Xiaomi Nokia
Announced Expected Announcement - Q4 2013 September 2013 July 2014
Status Rumored - Q4 2013 Available - December 2013 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple Various White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127 x 64.9 x 9.4 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.32 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight - 145 g (5.11 oz) 129 g (4.55 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) optimized with MIUI version 5 Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 Adreno 302
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 32 GB 16/64 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display for Mobile with X-Reality™ IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.46% 64.90% 59.08%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash No
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama, Exmor RS Sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR 1/4'' sensor size
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps, HDR 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] No [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 DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 3000 mAh 3050 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by - Up to 500 h Up to 528 h
Talk Time - Up to 4 h Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)