Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z2 vs LG G3 vs Sony Xperia C5 Ultra

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony LG Sony
Announced February 2014 May 2014 August 2015
Status Available - April 2014 Available - June 2014 Available - August 2015
Price - - Rs. 24,900 ($366.18) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White, Gold Black, White, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm
(5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
164.2 x 79.6 x 8.2 mm
(6.46 x 3.13 x 0.32 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
LTE - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5553
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - E5506
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 / 900 /1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5553
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 28(700) - E5506
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes - -

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 Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330 Mali-T760MP2
RAM 3 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant, Sony Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.5 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.16% 76.42% 75.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, autofocus 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3'' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., video stabilization 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus, LED flash; 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps Class 12 Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 21 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL/ EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE 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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v3.0 (SlimPort), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3200 mAh 3000 mAh 2930 mAh
Stand by Up to 690 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
- Up to 714 h (2G)
Up to 769 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
- Up to 14 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 53 min (3G)