Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 720 vs ZTE Blade III Pro vs Sony Xperia i1

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia ZTE Sony
Announced February 2013 April 2013 Not officially announced yet
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013 Rumored - Q4 2013
Colors White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm
(5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
122 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.8 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
144 x 73.9 x 8.3 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight 128 g (4.52 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP57 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 203 Adreno 330
RAM 512 MB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors - 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.94% 59.37% 64.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 6.7 MP, Carl Zeiss optics 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 20 MP, autofocus
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - 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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1600 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h - -
Talk Time Up to 23 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
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