Motorola Nexus 6 vs Sony Xperia Z3
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| Announced | |
| October 2014 | September 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2014 | Available - September 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Midnight Blue, Cloud White | Black, White, Copper, Silver Green |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm (6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in) |
146 x 72 x 7.3 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in) |
| Weight | |
| 184 g (6.49 oz) | 152 g (5.36 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103 |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 |
| 4G Network | |
| 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) |
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, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant | IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes |
Display
| Type | |
| AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.96 inches [Similar] | 5.2 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 74.05% | 70.79% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 420 [Similar] | Adreno 330 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB | 16/32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED Flash | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS | Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR |
| Front Camera | |
| 2 MP, 720p [Similar] | 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | FM radio with RDS |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Up to 107 kbps |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Up to 296 kbps |
| 3G | |
| DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 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 | |
| v4.0, A2DP | v4.0, A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go | microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3220 mAh | 3100 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 330 h | Up to 890 h (2G) Up to 740 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 24 h | Up to 14 h (2G) Up to 16 h (3G) |