Sony Xperia ZR vs Nokia Lumia Icon (929)

Share  

Comparing the Sony Xperia ZR vs Nokia Lumia Icon (929) across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia Lumia Icon (929) runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Sony Xperia ZR runs at 1.5 GHz, making Nokia Lumia Icon (929) the better performer.


Display: Nokia Lumia Icon (929) offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Sony Xperia ZR offers 4.5 inches, making Nokia Lumia Icon (929) the larger display of the two. Nokia Lumia Icon (929) features a AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia ZR's TFT, making Nokia Lumia Icon (929) the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Nokia Lumia Icon (929) offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20 MP, while Sony Xperia ZR offers 13 MP, making Nokia Lumia Icon (929) better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nokia Lumia Icon (929) offers a higher front camera resolution with 1.2 MP, while Sony Xperia ZR offers 0.3 MP, making Nokia Lumia Icon (929) better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nokia Lumia Icon (929) offers a higher battery capacity with 2420 mAh, while Sony Xperia ZR offers 2330 mAh, making Nokia Lumia Icon (929) better for longer battery life.


Storage: Sony Xperia ZR offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Nokia Lumia Icon (929) offers 32 GB, making Sony Xperia ZR the better option for storage.

...read more
Sony Xperia ZR
₹22,990
(Out of Stock)
Nokia Lumia Icon (929)
(Discontinued)
Add to Compare

Summary

Spec Score

N/A
70%

Release Date

16 Aug, 2013
20 Feb, 2014

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon S4 Pro
Snapdragon 800
Quad Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
(upto 2.2 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
TFT
AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
20 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
0.3 MP
1.2 MP

Battery

N/A
2330 mAh
2420 mAh
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
32 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(3,750 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Aug 16, 2013
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Windows Phone v8

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AA

Processor

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Krait
Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 320
Adreno 330

RAM

2 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent

Display Type

TFT
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches  (11.43 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

326 ppi
441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

63.03 %
70.81 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

Design

Height

131.3 mm
137 mm

Width

67.3 mm
71 mm

Thickness

10.5 mm
9.8 mm

Weight

138 grams
167 grams

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP58 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.4Exmor-R CMOS image sensor
20 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/2.426 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4992 x 3744 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
2 x Digital Zoom
Face detection

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Avg

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
1.2 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Excellent

Capacity

2330 mAh
2420 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 13 Hours(3G) / Up to 11 Hours(2G)
Up to 16.4 Hours(3G)

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category Cat4)
View More

SAR Value

Head: 1.25 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg
Head: 0.7 W/kg Body: 0.9 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz Dual antennas

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

HDMI

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Headphone

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A

Other Sensors

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