Nokia Lumia 920 vs Sony Xperia Z

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia 920 vs Sony Xperia Z across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Nokia Lumia 920 and Sony Xperia Z run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.


Display: Sony Xperia Z offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Nokia Lumia 920 offers 4.5 inches, making Sony Xperia Z the larger display of the two. Nokia Lumia 920 features a IPS LCD display compared to Sony Xperia Z's LCD, making Nokia Lumia 920 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Nokia Lumia 920 offers 8.7 MP, making Sony Xperia Z better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Sony Xperia Z offers a higher front camera resolution with 2.2 MP, while Nokia Lumia 920 offers 1.2 MP, making Sony Xperia Z better for front camera photography.


Battery: Sony Xperia Z offers a higher battery capacity with 2330 mAh, while Nokia Lumia 920 offers 2000 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z better for longer battery life.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 920 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Sony Xperia Z offers 16 GB, making Nokia Lumia 920 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Nokia Lumia 920 and Sony Xperia Z both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Nokia Lumia 920
₹40,699
(Discontinued)
Sony Xperia Z
₹24,236
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

10 Jan, 2013
N/A
14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
Snapdragon S4
Helio A20
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Dual Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

N/A
N/A
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
5 inches (12.7 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
LCD
AMOLED
768x1280 px (HD)
1920x1080 px (QHD (2k))
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
N/A
8.7 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
1.2 MP
2.2 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
N/A
2000 mAh
2330 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
16 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.3/5
(1,874 ratings)
4.3/5
(3,076 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Windows v8
Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960
Huawei Helio A20 AP33
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Dual core, 1.5 GHz, Krait
Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Krait
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 225
Adreno 320
Adreno 840

RAM

1 GB
2 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
5 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

768x1280 px (HD)
1920x1080 px (QHD (2k))
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

332 ppi
441 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

62.48 %
69.67 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v2
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

130.3 mm
139 mm
162.98 mm

Width

70.8 mm
71 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

10.7 mm
7.9 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

185 grams
146 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes IP57
N/A

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

8.7 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.026 mm focal length
13 MP
Primary CameraExmor-RS CMOS Sensor
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3405 x 2554 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Video HDR
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

1.2 MP
Primary Camera
2.2 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

2000 mAh
2330 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(3G) / Up to 7.5 Hours(2G)
Up to 14 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
16 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 32 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1700(band 4) / 700(band 17)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 100 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

HDMI

No
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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