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Sony Xperia Z vs Motorola Moto Z3

 
Brief information about compared phones: Motorola Moto Z3 , Sony Xperia Z

Motorola Moto Z3 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), screen 6.01", with resolution 1080x2160. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Sony Xperia Z 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, screen 5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.01" inch 5" inch
Screen area 93.2 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.9% 69.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 13.1 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/2.0, 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF -12 MP B/W, PDAF & laser AF 13.1 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 2.2 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 24mm (wide), 1.12µm 2.2 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 320
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 170252 20101
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1928 538
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6037 1331
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 930
GeekBench 5 Single Core 387
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1580
General specs Release date 2018, August 2013, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.5 Х 76.5 Х 6.8 mm 139 Х 71 Х 7.9 mm
Weight 156 g 146 g
Colors Ceramic Black Black, White, Purple
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 480 USD 270 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 530 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame (6000 series) Front/back glass, plastic frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - C6602, C6603 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6603  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6602 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6603
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, magnetic connector, USB On-The-Go microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 15W - Splash and dust resistant - For USA (Verizon); China Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - IP57 dust and water resistant -Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes - Also known as Sony Xperia C6603, Sony Xperia C6602, Sony Xperia Z LTE, Sony Xperia Z HSPA+

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Moto Z3
  • Screen 6.01"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Xperia Z
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB