Phone Comparison - Nokia N86 8MP vs Sony Xperia Z

Nokia N86 8MP
nokia n86 8mp
Sony Xperia Z
sony xperia z
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general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced February 2009 January 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Released - February 2013
Colors Indigo Black, White Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 103.4 x 51.4 x 16.5 mm, 69 cc
(4.07 x 2.02 x 0.65 in, 2.72 cc)
139 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.47 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 149 g (5.26 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - C6603
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Symbian OS v9.3, S60 rel. 3.2 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2.0
Processor 434 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 2.6 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels (154 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 39.31% 69.70%
Multi-Touch no yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash yes LED flash
Features Variable Aperture, Geotagging, ISO 800 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera VGA videocall camera [Similar] Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 32, 296 / 177.6 kbits Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0 Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh (BL-5K) 2330 mAh
Stand by Up to 312 h (2G)
264 h (3G)
Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 530 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 18 min (2G)
3 h 54 min (3G)
Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)