The Sony Xperia Z1 compact is a relatively new smart phone that was released in 2014 and uses the Android operating system. The Nokia Lumia 820 is an older model of smart phone and was released in 2012, but has been popular since its release, thanks to its good level of usability. But how do these smart phones compare to one another when they are put to the test?
The first thing that one will notice about the sony Xperia is that it is slightly bigger in dimension than that of the Nokia and has a dimension of 5.00 by 2.56 inches with a width of 0.37 inches. Where as the Nokia Lumia has a dimension of 4.87 by 2.70 inches with a width of 0.39 inches. However the weight of the Sony Xperia is lighter than the Nokia Lumia and comes in at 4.83 oz, rather than 5.64 oz.
The resolution of the Sony Xperia is also slightly better than the Nokia and has a pixel density of 342 PPI rather than 217 PPI. Both phones use multitouch technology on a touch screen and each device also comes with a camera. Both phones come with camera features such as autofocus, digital zoom and touch to focus features.
In terms of the hardware, both phones come with QUALCOMM snapdragon system chips. The Sony Xperia comes with a quad core 2200 MHz Krait 400, where as the Nokia Lumia come with a Dual Core 1500 MHz Krait. The Sony Xperia comes with 2048 of MB Ram where as the Nokia only comes with 1024 of MB Ram. Both phones can be upgraded in terms of the storage by using microSD cards.
The Sony smartphone has a talk time of 10 hours in battery life, where as the Nokia has a total of 15 hours. The Sony has a standby time of 27 days where as the Nokia only has a standby time of 15 days. For 3G Settings these times are even shorter.
Our recommendation would be the Sony Xperia as it has more built-in storage, a more powerful processor and a higher range of features within the user interface and the camera device.