Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z1 vs Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) vs Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime

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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Motorola Xiaomi
Announced September 2013 July 2015 August 2016
Status Available - September 2013 Available - July 2015 Available - August 2016
Price - Rs. 10,250 ($150.74) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White Dark Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
142.1 x 72.4 x 6.1~11.6 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.24~0.46 in)
139.3 x 69.6 x 8.5 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.33 in)
Weight 170 g (6 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - C6903 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
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)
- IPX7 Certified - Water Resistant over 3 Feet and 30 Minutes - Fingerprint Sensor
- Metal Body

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 306 Adreno 505
RAM 2 GB 1/2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8/16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.55% 66.86% 70.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Auto-focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto-focus, IR Filter, f/2.0 Aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 5P Lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., HDR 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 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 HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 2470 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 850 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 13 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)
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