Motorola DROID Maxx vs Sony Xperia XZ

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  DROID Maxx:

  OLED

  Xperia XZ:

  LCD

• Weight

  Xperia XZ: 6 g lighter

  DROID Maxx:

  167 g

  Xperia XZ:

  161 g

• Screen diagonal

  DROID Maxx: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  DROID Maxx:

  5 in

  Xperia XZ:

  5.2 in

• Chipset

  DROID Maxx:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro

  Xperia XZ:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

• Height

  DROID Maxx: 8.5 mm shorter

  DROID Maxx:

  137.5 mm

  Xperia XZ:

  146 mm

• Release year

  DROID Maxx:

  2013

  Xperia XZ:

  2016

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. DROID Maxx

   Height:

   137.5 mm

   Width:

   71.2 mm

   Depth:

   8.5 mm

2. 2. Xperia XZ

   Height:

   146 mm +8.5 mm versus DROID Maxx

   Width:

   72 mm

   Depth:

   8.1 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. DROID Maxx

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Xperia XZ

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

Xperia XZ has approximately 8.2% more rectangular screen area than DROID Maxx.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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