Sony Xperia Z vs Nokia Lumia 928

Comparing the Sony Xperia Z vs Nokia Lumia 928 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Xperia Z and Nokia Lumia 928 run at the same processing speed of 1.5 GHz.

Display: Sony Xperia Z offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Nokia Lumia 928 offers 4.5 inches, making Sony Xperia Z the larger display of the two. Nokia Lumia 928 features a AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia Z's LCD, making Nokia Lumia 928 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Nokia Lumia 928 offers 8 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 928 offers 1.3 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 928 offers 2000 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z better for longer battery life.

Storage: Nokia Lumia 928 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Sony Xperia Z offers 16 GB, making Nokia Lumia 928 the better option for storage.

Sony Xperia Z

₹24,236

(Discontinued)

Nokia Lumia 928

₹38,175

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
Helio A20	Snapdragon S4 Plus	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Quad Core (upto 1.5 GHz)	(upto 1.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM	1 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
5 inches (12.7 cm)	4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1920x1080 px (QHD (2k))	768x1280 px (HD)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
13 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
2.2 MP	1.3 MP	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
2330 mAh	2000 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	32 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

User Ratings

4.3/5

(3,076 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jun 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)

Windows v8

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

Huawei Helio A20 AP33

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Krait

Dual core, 1.5 GHz

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 320

Adreno 225

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

2 GB

1 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5 inches (12.7 cm)

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1920x1080 px (QHD (2k))

768x1280 px (HD)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi

332 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.67 %

62.84 %

96.8 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

139 mm

133 mm

162.7 mm

Width

71 mm

68.9 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

10.10 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

146 grams

162 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes IP57

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraExmor-RS CMOS Sensor

8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoom

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes LED Flash Xenon Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 24 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

2.2 MP
Primary CameraExmor RS

1.3 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1280x720 @ 30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

2330 mAh

2000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

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

Up to 17 Hours(3G) / Up to 11.8 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

32 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

SIM 1

N/A

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 700(band 28) / 800(band 20)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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)

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) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4

Yes v3.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Headphone

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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