Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z2 vs Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro vs Motorola Nexus 6

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Lenovo Motorola
Announced February 2014 August 2014 October 2014
Status Available - April 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - November 2014
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, Gold, White Midnight Blue, Cloud White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm
(5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
156 x 81.3 x 7.7 mm
(6.14 x 3.2 x 0.3 in)
159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm
(6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800)
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900) - D6543
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD-LTE 2500 - XT1100 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41)
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2500 - XT1103 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), Planned upgrade to Android 5.1 Lollipop Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 Adreno 420
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 6.0 inches 5.96 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (490 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.16% 78.10% 74.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, autofocus 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash optical image stabil Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [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 HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
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, dual band, 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 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go
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 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No No
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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 4000 mAh 3220 mAh
Stand by Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
- Up to 330 h
Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
- Up to 24 h