Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z1 vs LG G4 vs Sony Xperia Z3+

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony LG Sony
Announced September 2013 April 2015 May 2015
Status Available - September 2013 Available - April 2015 Available - June 2015
Price - Rs. 25,999 ($382.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($735.28) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Grey, White, Gold, Leather Black, Leather Brown, Leather RedGrey White, black, copper, aqua green
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
148.9 x 76.1 x 9.8 mm
(5.86 x 3 x 0.39 in)
146 x 72 x 6.9 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.27 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Waterproof (IPX5 and IPX8)
Dustproof (IP5X)
- - IP68 certified - dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Hexa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 418 Adreno 430
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.55% 73.61% 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 + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual tone) LED flash
Features Auto-focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection/Laser, Auto-focus, OIS, 1/2.6'' Sensor Size, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, Optical Stabilization, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5.1 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Class 12 Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
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, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 2 TB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh 2930 mAh
Stand by Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 850 h (3G)
Up to 375 h (3G) Up to 580 h (2G)
Up to 590 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (3G) Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)