Sony Xperia S vs Motorola Nexus 6

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Sony Motorola
          Announced
          January 2012 October 2014
          Status
          Available - Q1 2012 Available - November 2014
          Colors
          Silver, Black Midnight Blue, Cloud White
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
          (5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
          159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm
          (6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in)
          Weight
          144 g (5.08 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 900 / 2100 - LT26i
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - LT26a
          HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103
          4G Network
          - LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD-LTE 2500 - XT1100 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41)
          LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2500 - XT1103 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41)
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
          Build Features
          - Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
          Processor
          Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 [Similar]
          GPU
          Adreno 220 [Similar] Adreno 420 [Similar]
          RAM
          1 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          16/32 GB 32/64 GB
          External Memory
          No No

          Display

          Type
          LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          4.3 inches [Similar] 5.96 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar] 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi) [Similar]
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          62.05% 74.05%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          LED flash Dual-LED Flash
          Features
          Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS
          Video
          Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization
          Front Camera
          Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          Stereo FM radio with RDS No
          Games
          Yes Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Up to 86 kbps Yes
          Edge
          Up to 237 kbps Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
          USB
          Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS, USB On-the-go support microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

          User Memory

          Internal
          16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          No No
          USB OTG
          Supported Supported

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
          NFC
          NFC not supported NFC supported

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery
          Capacity
          1750 mAh 3220 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 450 h (2G)
          Up to 420 h (3G)
          Up to 330 h
          Talk Time
          Up to 7 h 30 min (2G)
          Up to 8 h 30 min (3G)
          Up to 24 h

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