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Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs Motorola Moto Z3

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

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 Ultra 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, screen 6.4", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 8 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.01" inch 6.4" inch
Screen area 93.2 cm2 112.9 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 77.9% 68.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 344 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/2.0, 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF -12 MP B/W, PDAF & laser AF 8 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 24mm (wide), 1.12µm 2 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Qualcomm MSM8274 or MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 330
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 65122
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1928 973
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6037 2463
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2328
GeekBench 5 Single Core 387
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1580
General specs Release date 2018, August 2013, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.5 Х 76.5 Х 6.8 mm 179.4 Х 92.2 Х 6.5 mm
Weight 156 g 212 g
Colors Ceramic Black Black, White, Purple
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 480 USD 280 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 790 h (2G) / Up to 820 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G) Music play - Up to 120 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame (6000 series)
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 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700) - C6806  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 20(800) - C6833
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 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/ac, 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, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine
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 - ANT+ - IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes - Also known as Sony Xperia Z Ultra HSPA+ C6802, Sony Xperia Z Ultra LTE C6806, Sony Xperia Z Ultra LTE C6833

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 Ultra
  • Screen 6.4"
  • External memory microSD GB