QMobile Noir Z9 vs Sony Xperia U

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.

• Weight

  Noir Z9: 13 g lighter

  Noir Z9:

  97 g

  Xperia U:

  110 g

• Width

  Xperia U: 14 mm narrower

  Noir Z9:

  68 mm

  Xperia U:

  54 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia U: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

  Noir Z9:

  4.8 in

  Xperia U:

  3.5 in

• Depth

  Noir Z9: 6.9 mm thinner

  Noir Z9:

  5.1 mm

  Xperia U:

  12 mm

• Height

  Xperia U: 29 mm shorter

  Noir Z9:

  141 mm

  Xperia U:

  112 mm

• Release year

  Noir Z9:

  2015

  Xperia U:

  2012

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. Noir Z9

   Height:

   141 mm +29 mm versus Xperia U

   Width:

   68 mm +14 mm versus Xperia U

   Depth:

   5.1 mm

2. 2. Xperia U

   Height:

   112 mm

   Width:

   54 mm

   Depth:

   12 mm +6.9 mm versus Noir Z9

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. Noir Z9

   Screen diagonal:

   4.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   63.5 cm²

2. 2. Xperia U

   Screen diagonal:

   3.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   33.8 cm²

Noir Z9 has approximately 88.1% more rectangular screen area than Xperia U.

Memory variants

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Practical features

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Battery capacity

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