Nokia Lumia 920 vs Sony Xperia Z vs BB Z10 vs HTC Butterfly

KOLKATA, India - March 13, 2013 - PRLog -- There is some competition at last for the two hottest-selling phones in the Indian smartphone market -- Apple iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy note II. What's more interesting is that this challenge will be posed not by a single new entrant, but from the four flagship models launched by established companies.

Only time will tell if any of these smartphones are able to take on the brand might of these smartphones. Even as Samsung prepares to bring S IV, its latest flagship successor to S III, in the market in coming weeks, these four smartphones -- Nokia Lumia 920, Sony Xperia Z, HTC Butterfly and BlackBerry Z10 -- will be vying for buyers' attention.

Launched in the past few weeks, all the four are capable competitors to the two bestsellers, at least when it comes to technological and design parameters.

We compared the four -- Nokia Lumia 920, Sony Xperia Z, HTC Butterfly and BlackBerry Z10 -- to see how they fare on different parameters. Here's the shootout.

HTC Butterfly

HTC Butterfly features a 5-inch Super LCD III touch-screen with 441ppi pixel density and 1920x1080p resolution. The display is crisp and vivid, has good viewing angles and makes it a pleasure to watch videos and view just any content. What we do not like about its screen is that the colours wash out when seen under direct sunlight, even at full brightness. Rating: 9/10

Sony Xperia Z

A 5-inch TFT display is used in Sony Xperia Z; the keys are based on the display itself. The phone supports 1920x1080p resolution and 441ppi pixel density, same as the HTC Butterfly. The screen of this phone is as gorgeous as that of Butterfly but does not have the same contrast level. The two phones also share the poor sunlight legibility as well. Rating: 8/10

BlackBerry Z10

Z10 comes with a 4.2-inch with 355ppi pixel density and 1280x768ppi pixel density. Despite the lower pixel density, the screen does not pale much in front of the other three. Moreover, it wins when it comes to sunlight legibility. However, it does lose out to them when it comes to full HD support and the video playback is not as beautiful either. Rating 7/10

Nokia Lumia 920

Lumia 920 has a 4.5-inch IPS panel with PureMotion HD+ and ClearBlack display technologies. The pixel density of this screen is 332ppi and resolution is 1280x768p. Where the screen of Lumia 920 scores above all others is sunlight legibility as it remains clear and vivid and does not lose contrast at all when viewed during bright sunlight. But again, the lack of full HD support will pinch those who wish to view high resolution movies.

Though the screens of Nokia Lumia 920 and BlackBerry Z10 are very good, the full HD video playback was not as good as what we got with the two Android phones. The video was scaled down to suit the phone's native resolution and video quality was not life-like. If Lumia 920's touchscreen sensitivity is set as High in settings menu, you can operate the phone even while wearing gloves, a feature that will come in handy in colder climes. Rating: 9/10

HTC Butterfly

HTC Butterfly, we feel, earns top marks when it comes to looks and build quality. It is made using plastic with rubber coating that makes it easy to grip and the unibody construction ensures there are no odd gaps and openings that may take away something from its beauty. Though a tad bigger than we would like, it never feels unwieldy and can be used with one hand quite easily. All the ports and openings except the earphone jack are covered by flaps and the body overall is resistant to water at low pressure. Rating: 9/10

Sony Xperia Z

Sony Xperia Z is a sturdy device that boasts of resistance to water as well as dust and features scratch resistant glass on the back. All slots are also covered with flaps and the device looks quite good and sophisticated. But the biggest catch here is its compact body design despite the 5-inch screen, making it quite easy to hold and operate with one hand. Rating: 9/10

BlackBerry Z10

BlackBerry Z10 looks quite similar to iPhone 5 from a distance but the difference becomes obvious when it is held up close. The device looks quite industrial and neither has the elegance nor the durability that rivals boast of. As it has the smallest screen size among the four, it is also the most convenient to hold and fits in the palm perfectly. Rating: 8/10

Nokia Lumia 920

Nokia Lumia is made using polycarbonate and looks quite sturdy, yet attractive. It is available in a wide variety of colours that will appease those who want a flashy phone. All the keys are easy to access as well. Only thing we did not like about the Nokia phone was its weight. At 188gram, Lumia 920 is one of the heaviest flagship smartphones out there. The weight difference - and its bulgy shape, quite unlike its cousin Lumia 820 - became stark when we held together all four devices. Rating: 9/10

HTC Butterfly

This phone runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and comes with Sense 4+ UI. The added functionalities of the customised user interface add a lot to the user experience of the phone. The Android operating system allows users to make a lot of tweaks to the phone's software and gives them access to one-touch widgets on the notifications bar and home screen. It is marred by security issues and inefficient resource consumption, though Google's Project Butter has improved performance by a good margin. Rating: 9/10

Sony Xperia Z

The Sony flagship also runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and has a similar user interface when used alongside Butterfly. Software tweaks do set them apart but there is nothing that users would not expect. However, you do get 'small apps' here, which are miniature versions of Calculator, Notes, Voice Recorder and Timer that do not take up the whole screen space and can be resized as well as moved around the screen. The issues about security and resource management persist here as well, but we can see how smooth everything is due to Project Butter optimisations. Rating: 9/10

BlackBerry Z10

BlackBerry Z10 runs on a brand new operating system that focuses on multitasking, without consuming too much battery. The transition animations look pleasing to the eye but will not seem too flashy for corporate users. BlackBerry Hub is a great feature that will appease users who do not want to switch between various apps to check their emails, SMSs, tweets and IMs.

However, the absence of Google services on the platform will irk many users. The security features of BB10 OS are as strong as ever and Balance allows users to keep two separate profiles in the same phone. On these counts, Z10 scores very well. Rating: 7/10



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