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Sony Xperia Z1 vs Motorola Nexus 6

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Motorola
Announced
September 2013 October 2014
Status
Available - September 2013 Available - November 2014
Colors
Black, White, Purple Midnight Blue, Cloud White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
144 x 74 x 8.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm
(6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in)
Weight
170 g (6 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103
4G Network
LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903 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
Build Features
Waterproof (IPX5 and IPX8)
Dustproof (IP5X)
Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
5.0 inches [Similar] 5.96 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
64.55% 74.05%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar] Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 330 [Similar] Adreno 420 [Similar]
RAM
2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 64 GB No

Camera

Rear Camera
20.7 MP [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash Dual-LED Flash
Features
Auto-focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera
Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; 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, ANT+ 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser
HTML5 HTML5

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 64 GB No
USB OTG
Supported Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity
3000 mAh 3220 mAh
Stand by
Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 850 h (3G)
Up to 330 h
Talk Time
Up to 13 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
Up to 24 h
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