Which smartphone is worth the purchase? We pit the Sony Xperia Z3 against the Nexus 6 to see which one is better.
For the design and display, the Nexus 6 measures 19.1 mm thick and weighs 184 grams, while the Sony Xperia Z3 is 7.3 mm thick and weighs 152 grams. While the Nexus 6 comes in black and white shades only, the Sony Xperia Z3 has green, silver and copper color variants. The Google phablet has a very large screen that measures 5.96 inches and uses a quad HD resolution of 1440 x 2560 with a pixel density of 493 ppi. The Sony handset has a 5.2 inches display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a pixel density of 424ppi. The technology used for the display is also different, as the Sony device sticks to the IPS LCD technology, while Google device has a Super AMOLED.
For the hardware and OS, the Nexus 6 has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor with a 2.7 GHz clock chip speed,3 GB of RAM, and its graphics are handled by the Adreno 440 GPU. The Sony Xperia Z3 uses a quad core processor as well, a Krait 400, as opposed to its rival's Krait 450. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 that comes with the Z3 has a 25 GHz clock speed and also 3 GB of RAM at its disposal. The Adreno 330 GPU will ensure high quality visuals.
There is no storage expansion available for the Googlephablet, so users will have to settle for the 32 or 64 GB of space. The Sony device on the other hand features only 16 GB of storage but comes with the option of adding a microSD card which can boost the handset’s memory up to 128 GB.
The Nexus 6 has the new Android Lollipop straight out of the box, while the Sony Xperia Z3 features the KitKat version of Android.
For camera specs, the Nexus 6 has a 13 MP camera equipped with dual LED flash technology, while the Sony Xperia Z3 comes with a 20.7 MP rear camera that features a range of premium options. Both devices allow 4k video recording, but the Sony device also comes with the stronger front facing camera, which has 2.2 MP, while the front facing camera on the Nexus 6 has only 2 MP.
The Nexus 6 32GB cost $900, while the Sony Xperia Z3 cost $590 on Amazon.com.
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