Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z3 vs Microsoft Lumia 950 vs Motorola Moto X Force

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Microsoft Motorola
Announced September 2014 October 2015 November 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - November 2015 Available - November 2015
Price - Rs. 27,300 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($441.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Green Black, White Black Ballistic Nylon
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in)
145 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm
(5.71 x 2.88 x 0.32 in)
149.8 x 78 x 9.2 mm
(5.9 x 3.07 x 0.36 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1580
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 2600 - D6603
LTE 800 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6643
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - D6653
LTE 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6616
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 28(700), 40(2300) - XT1580
Messaging SMS, MMS, 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 - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows 10 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57 & quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 418 Adreno 430
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Shatterproof
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.2 inches 5.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (564 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (540 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.79% 70.44% 69.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 20 MP, 4992 х 3744 pixels 21 MP, 5248 x 3936
Flash LED flash Carl Zeiss optics Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama 1/2.4' Sensor Size, 1.12 μm Pixel Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, LED flash [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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 200 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 3000 mAh 3760 mAh
Stand by Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)
Up to 288 h (2G)
Up to 288 h (3G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 23 h (2G)
Up to 18 h (3G)
Up to 25 h (3G)