Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra Comparison and Differences

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Nokia Lumia 1020

Nokia Lumia 1020

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Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

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Nokia Lumia 1020 or Sony Xperia Z Ultra Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia Lumia 1020 Sony Xperia Z Ultra
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Release date 2013, July 2013, June
Dimensions (HxWxD) 130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm | 5.13 x 5.13 x 2.81 in 179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm | 7.06 x 7.06 x 3.63 in
Weight 158 g | 5.57 oz 212 g | 7.48 oz
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Colors Yellow, white, black, red (AT&T exclusive) Black, White, Purple
Battery 2000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3050 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 384 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 63 h
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
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Screen

Technology AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.5" in 6.4" in
Screen area 57.6 cm2 112.9 cm2
Screen format 5:3 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 61.9% 68.3%
Screen resolution 768 x 1280 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 332 PPI 344 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Shatter proof glass
Other specs - PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack display - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 41 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Camera specs -41 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/1.5'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF -8 MP, AF, f/2.4
Functions Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon & LED flash, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 4x lossless digital zoom 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 1.2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 1.2 MP 2 MP
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to 8.1 Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus - Qualcomm MSM8274 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
- Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 330
External memory No microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 32 GB, 2 GB RAM / 64 GB (Telefonica exclusive) 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 137
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 433
GeekBench 4 Single Core 438 973
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 869 2463
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2328

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-875, RM-877 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-876
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - RM-875 
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - RM-877
-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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6833
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, 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 Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.23 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.76 W/kg (head)     0.67 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head)     1.54 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.34 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement
-Dolby Headphone
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Also known as Nokia EOS, Nokia 909, Nokia RM-875, Nokia RM-877, Nokia RM-876

- Also known as Sony Xperia Z Ultra HSPA+ C6802, Sony Xperia Z Ultra LTE C6806, Sony Xperia Z Ultra LTE C6833

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