Motorola Debut i856 vs Sony Xperia Z

Comparing the Motorola Debut i856 vs Sony Xperia Z across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Sony Xperia Z offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Motorola Debut i856 offers 2.2 inches, making Sony Xperia Z the larger display of the two. Both Motorola Debut i856 and Sony Xperia Z feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Motorola Debut i856 offers 1.3 MP, making Sony Xperia Z better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Sony Xperia Z offers a higher battery capacity with 2330 mAh, while Motorola Debut i856 offers 1100 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z better for longer battery life.

Storage: Motorola Debut i856 offers higher internal storage with 70 GB, while Sony Xperia Z offers 16 GB, making Motorola Debut i856 the better option for storage.

Motorola Debut i856

(Discontinued)

Sony Xperia Z

₹24,236

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

26 Nov, 2009

N/A

14 Jul, 2026

User Ratings

N/A

4.3/5

(3,076 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

N/A

Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Nothing OS

Performance

Chipset

N/A

Huawei Helio A20 AP33

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

N/A

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 320

Adreno 810

RAM

N/A

2 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Type

LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

2.2 inches (5.59 cm)

5 inches (12.7 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

176x220 px

1920x1080 px (QHD (2k))

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

128 ppi

441 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

28.6 %

69.67 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

106.5 mm

139 mm

164.4 mm

Width

50 mm

71 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

15.00 mm

7.9 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

85 grams

146 grams

210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes IP57

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

13 MP
Primary CameraExmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

N/A

4128 x 3096 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

352x288 @ 15

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Video HDR

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A

2.2 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Capacity

1100 mAh

2330 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 3.5(2G)

Up to 14 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

70 MB

16 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 8 GB

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v4

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

N/A

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC AAC+ WMA WAV AMR MIDI with 3.5mm Audio Jack

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

N/A

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Java

Yes

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

Yes 600 Entries with Ring ID and Picture ID

N/A

SMS

Yes

N/A

MMS

Yes

N/A

Email

Yes POP3

N/A

Other Facilities

Alarm Calendar Calculator Voice Dialing Commands Recording Push-to-Talk

N/A

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