Nokia Lumia 930 vs Sony Xperia S

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

  Lumia 930:

  OLED

  Xperia S:

  LCD

• Weight

  Xperia S: 23 g lighter

  Lumia 930:

  167 g

  Xperia S:

  144 g

• Width

  Xperia S: 7 mm narrower

  Lumia 930:

  71 mm

  Xperia S:

  64 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia S: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  Lumia 930:

  5 in

  Xperia S:

  4.3 in

• Memory variants

  At 32 GB storage

  Lumia 930:

  2 GB RAM

  Xperia S:

  1 GB RAM

• Chipset

  Lumia 930:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)

  Xperia S:

  Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon S3

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. Lumia 930

   Height:

   137 mm +9 mm versus Xperia S

   Width:

   71 mm +7 mm versus Xperia S

   Depth:

   9.8 mm

2. 2. Xperia S

   Height:

   128 mm

   Width:

   64 mm

   Depth:

   10.6 mm +0.8 mm versus Lumia 930

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. Lumia 930

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

2. 2. Xperia S

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

Lumia 930 has approximately 35.2% more rectangular screen area than Xperia S.

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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