Motorola RAZR MAXX vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Comparison and Differences

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Motorola RAZR MAXX

Motorola RAZR MAXX

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

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Motorola RAZR MAXX or Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola RAZR MAXX Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
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Release date 2012, April 2014, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 130.7 x 68.9 x 9 mm | 5.15 x 5.15 x 2.71 in 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm | 5 x 5 x 2.56 in
Weight 145 g | 5.11 oz 137 g | 4.83 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black Black, White, Pink, Lime
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 607 h
Talking time - Up to 17 h 40 min
Stand by time - Up to 670 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 94 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED Advanced IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.3" in 4.3" in
Screen area 51.0 cm2 51.0 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 56.6% 61.8%
Screen resolution 540 x 960 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 256 PPI 342 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Shatter proof glass
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 20.7 MP, Single
Camera specs -8 MP, AF -20.7 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', AF
Functions LED flash LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 1.3 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 1.3 MP 2 MP
Video 720p 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread), upgradable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - TI OMAP 4430 - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9 - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 978
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2541
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2275

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 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 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.43 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.74 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- HDMI port
-MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
-MP4/H.264/WMV player
-Organizer
-Document viewer/editor
-Voice memo/dial/commands
-Predictive text input (Swype)
- Splash resistant

- ANT+
- IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia Z1 Compact D5503

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