Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z1 vs BlackBerry Z30 vs LG G3 (CDMA)

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony BlackBerry LG
Announced September 2013 September 2013 July 2014
Status Available - September 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - July 2014
Price - - Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black Metallic Black, Silk White (Verizon), Shine Gold (Sprint)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
146.3 x 74.7 x 8.9 mm
(5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) - 149.7 g (5.26.0.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - VS985, LS990
CDMA 800 / 1900 - VS985
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions HSDPA CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - VS985
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LS990
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903 LTE LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700) - VS985
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Waterproof (IPX5 and IPX8)
Dustproof (IP5X)
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry 10.2 OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8975AC Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 320 Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (538 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.55% 67.90% 75.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No FM radio (LS990 model)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto-focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Phase Detection/Laser Autofocus, OIS, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (LS990)
LTE Cat4, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (VS985)
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS/ S-GPS (VS985)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
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 Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2880 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 850 h (3G)
- Up to 415 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
Up to 25 h Up to 18 h 40 min (3G)