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Nokia Lumia 1520

Sony Xperia Z2

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Nokia Lumia 1520

Sony Xperia Z2

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - D6502, D6503, D6543
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-937, RM-939, RM-940 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D6502, D6503, D6543
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-938
4G Network 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 - RM-937 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20 - D6503
  2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - RM-938, RM-940 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 - D6543
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, October. Released 2013, November 2014, February. Released 2014, April
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm, 120.3 cc (6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in) 146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm (5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz)
Build Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame
SIM Nano-SIM Micro-SIM
  IP58 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.0 inches, 99.2 cm2 (~71.4% screen-to-body ratio) 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~69.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~367 ppi density) 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2 Shatter proof glass
 ClearBlack display Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform
OS Microsoft Windows Phone 8, upgradable to Windows 10 Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM 16GB 3GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 5.0
Main Camera
Modules 20 MP, f/2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.5", 1.12µm, AF, OIS 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", 1.12µm, AF
Features Zeiss optics, dual-LED flash, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps (after WP8 Denim update), 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules 1.2 MP, f/2.4 2.2 MP
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG, magnetic connector
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, sensor core Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable (BV-4BW) Li-Ion 3200 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless (Qi) 18W wired, QC2 (Japan)
Stand-by Up to 768 h (2G) / Up to 768 h (3G) Up to 690 h (2G) / Up to 740 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 27 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 25 h (3G) Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G)
Music play Up to 124 h Up to 120 h
Misc
Colors Yellow, white, black, red, green (AT&T) Black, White, Purple
SAR 1.34 W/kg (head)     0.82 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.64 W/kg (head)     0.20 W/kg (body)     0.38 W/kg (head)    
Models D6503, D6502, SO-03F, Xperia Z2
Price About 350 EUR About 260 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1207:1 (nominal) / 1.813:1 (sunlight) Contrast ratio: 1195 (nominal), 1.944 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 73dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 74dB Voice 66dB / Noise 64dB / Ring 75dB
Audio quality Noise -89.3dB / Crosstalk -89.4dB Noise -88.2dB / Crosstalk -88.9dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 107h Endurance rating 89h

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