Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia ZR vs Nokia Lumia 1520

Sony Xperia ZR
sony xperia zr
Nokia Lumia 1520
nokia lumia 1520
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia
Announced May 2013 October 2013
Status Available - June 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White Yellow, white, black, red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.3 x 67.3 x 10.5 mm
(5.17 x 2.65 x 0.41 in)
162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Dust and Water Proof (IP55/IP58 certified)
Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Shatter proof sheet on scratch-resistant glass
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.55 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.49% 71.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13.1 MP, 4128x3096 pixels [Similar] 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW)
Capacity 2300 mAh 3400 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)