For readers who are considering buying the Sony Xperia Z or the Nokia Lumia 1020, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Sony Xperia Z comes with a 5 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Nokia Lumia 1020 comes with a 4.5 inch AMOLED capacitive touch screen, rendering 768 x 1280 pixels resolution.

The Sony Xperia Z comes with 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm dimensions and weighs 146 grams. The Nokia Lumia 1020 comes with 130.4 x 71.4 x 10.4 mm dimensions and weighs 158 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Sony Xperia Z is equipped with a 1.5 GHz quad core krait processor and Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 chipset. It comes with 16 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Nokia Lumia 1020 is equipped with a 1.5 GHz dual core krait processor and Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon chipset. It comes with 32 GB of internal memory and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Sony Xperia Z runs on the Android Jelly Bean operating system whereas the Nokia Lumia 1020 runs on the Microsoft Windows Phone 8 operating system, which can be upgraded to the WP8 Black. Both the devices have 2 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Sony Xperia Z sports a 13.1 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2.2 MP. The Nokia Lumia 1020 sports a 41 MP primary camera with Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilization, auto/manual focus and Xenon and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.2 MP.

Battery

The Sony Xperia Z comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 14 hours on 3G or music play of about 40 hours. The Nokia Lumia 1020 comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 13 hours and 20 minutes on 3G or music play of about 63 hours.

Price in Australia

The Sony Xperia Z is priced at around AU $489.95 and the Nokia Lumia 1020 is priced at around AU $699.95 in Australia.

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