Phone Comparison - Nokia N900 vs Sony Xperia S vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Sony
Announced August 2009 January 2012 January 2014
Status Available - November 2009 Available - Q1 2012 Available - January 2014
Colors Black Silver, Black Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Side-Slider Candybar Candybar
Dimension 110.9 x 59.8 x 18 mm, 113 cc
(4.37 x 2.35 x 0.71 in, 4.45 cc)
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
127 x 64.9 x 9.4 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP58 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Shatter Proof and Scratch-Resistant Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Maemo 5 Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
GPU PowerVR SGX530 Adreno 220 Adreno 330
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 16GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen, TRILUMINOS™ Display for Mobile with X-Reality™
Colors 65K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 800 x 480 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 52.40% 62.05% 61.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio (via third par Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2576x1936 pixels 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 20.7 MP, autofocus
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, WVGA(848 x 480)@25fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 32 Up to 86 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Class 32 Up to 237 kbps Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 10Mbps; HSUPA, 2Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 16GB No microSD, up to 64 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1320 mAh (BL-5J) 1750 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 278 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 420 h (3G)
Up to 670 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 18 h