Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Z3 vs Motorola Nexus 6 vs Honor 7i

general General Info
Manufacturer Sony Motorola Honor
Announced September 2014 October 2014 August 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - November 2014 Coming Soon - August 2015
Price - - Rs. 16,400 ($241.18) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Copper, Silver Green Midnight Blue, Cloud White Black, White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm
(5.75 x 2.83 x 0.29 in) 		159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm
(6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in) 		141.6 x 71.2 x 7.8 mm
(5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 152 g (5.36 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6603, D6643, D6653, D6616 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103		 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD-LTE 2500 - XT1100 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41)
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2500 - XT1103 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41)		 LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features IP58 certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS
OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 420 Adreno 405
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3/2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32/64 GB 32/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display
Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.2 inches 5.96 inches 5.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.79% 74.05% 73.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

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

camera Camera
Rear Camera 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4208 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, 1/2.3'' sensor size, ISO 12,800, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS Auto focus, Rotating Lens, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 13 MP, autofocus, 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 DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ Beidou (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory
Internal 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/16 GB, 3/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery
Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 3220 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by Up to 890 h (2G)
Up to 740 h (3G)		 Up to 330 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)		 Up to 24 h -

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