| Nokia 9500 Communicator | Sony Xperia ZR |
| Manufacture | Nokia | Sony |
| Model | 9500 Communicator | Xperia ZR |
| Form factor | QWERTY Slider | Block |
| Weight | 222 gram | 138.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 148 x 57 x 24 | 131.30 x 67.30 x 10.50 |
| Operating System | Other | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 900/1800/1900 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  |  |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | 4.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 0.3 megapixel | 13.1 megapixel, autofocus, geo tagging, HDR |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | Pulsed LED |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | 1080p |
| Second Camera | NA | VGA |
| Display size | 4.5 inches | 4.55 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 65536 | 16777216 |
| Display width | 640 | 720 |
| Display height | 200 | 1280 |
| PPI | 149 | 322.77 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MDM9215M + APQ8064 |
| GPU | NA | Adreno 320 |
| Memory | 80 MB | 2 GB RAM. 8 GB internal storage. Expandable with additional 32 GB using microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | Polyphonic, WAV, MP3, AMR | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes, downloadable |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1300 mAh | 2300 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 300 | 520 |
| Talktime (m) | 360 | 470 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | HTML | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | IP55 / IP58 |
| Predictive text | NA | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |