ZTE Star 2 vs Sony Xperia Z3+

Comparing the ZTE Star 2 vs Sony Xperia Z3+ across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: ZTE Star 2 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.3 GHz, while Sony Xperia Z3+ runs at 2.0 GHz, making ZTE Star 2 the better performer.

Display: Sony Xperia Z3+ offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while ZTE Star 2 offers 5 inches, making Sony Xperia Z3+ the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia Z3+ features a IPS LCD display compared to ZTE Star 2's LCD, making Sony Xperia Z3+ the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z3+ offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while ZTE Star 2 offers 13 MP, making Sony Xperia Z3+ better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both ZTE Star 2 and Sony Xperia Z3+ feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Sony Xperia Z3+ offers a higher battery capacity with 2930 mAh, while ZTE Star 2 offers 2300 mAh, making Sony Xperia Z3+ better for longer battery life.

Storage: Sony Xperia Z3+ offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while ZTE Star 2 offers 16 GB, making Sony Xperia Z3+ the better option for storage.

User Rating: Sony Xperia Z3+ receives a higher user rating of 3.6, while ZTE Star 2 has a rating of 2.

ZTE Star 2

(Discontinued)

Sony Xperia Z3+

₹55,990

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

26 Jun, 2015

N/A

Performance


Snapdragon 801	Snapdragon 810	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
(upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM	3 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


5.0 inches (12.7 cm)	5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
LCD	IPS LCD	Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	20.7 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


5 MP	5.1 MP	50 MP

Battery


2300 mAh	2930 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Turbo Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

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

User Ratings

2/5

(15 ratings)

3.6/5

(1,269 ratings)

N/A

Video

There are no videos available for the device.

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A

Jun 26, 2015

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Expected)

Operating System

Android v4.4 (Kitkat)

Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Quad core, 2.3 GHz

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, ARM Cortex A57 1.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

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 330

Adreno 430

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

2 GB

3 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

LCD

IPS LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi

424 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

70.72 %

70.7 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Yes

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

140.5 mm

146.3 mm

162.7 mm

Width

69.2 mm

71.9 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

N/A

144 grams

190 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0

20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

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

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

5248 x 3936 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

N/A

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

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

5.1 MP
Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

2300 mAh

2930 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 17 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

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

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

SIM 1

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
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 17) / 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 ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)

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 b/g/n)

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

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4.1

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

HDMI

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope