Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 900 vs Sony Xperia Z1 vs Sony Xperia Z3

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Sony
Announced January 2012 September 2013 September 2014
Status Available - May 2012 Available - September 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, cyan Black, White, Purple Black, White, Copper, Silver Green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.8 x 68.5 x 11.5 mm, 90 cc
(5.03 x 2.7 x 0.45 in, 3.54 cc)
144 x 74 x 8.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 152 g (5.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903 LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603
LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653
LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
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)
IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 330 Adreno 330
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.10% 64.55% 70.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 20.7 MP 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto-focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, VGA@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 33 Up to 296 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps DL, 25 Mbps UL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1830 mAh (BP-6EW) 3000 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 850 h (3G)
Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 13 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)