Motorola StarTAC 130 vs Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493)
Side by side comparison between Motorola StarTAC 130 vs Sony Xperia XZ3 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
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What's the better phone? Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493)
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Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493) | |
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| Model | StarTAC 130 | Xperia XZ3 (H9493) |
| Other model names | Motorola StarTAC 130, Motorola Star TAC 130 | Sony Xperia XZ3 4GB RAM H9493, Sony Akatsuki |
| Country or region available | ![]() (Global, International) | ![]() ![]() (Global, International), USA |
| Brand | Motorola | Sony |
| Release date | 1/1/1998 | 10/5/2018 |
| Depth | 19 millimeters (0.75 inches) | 9.9 millimeters (0.39 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 55 x 94 millimeters (2.17 x 3.7 in) | 73 x 158 millimeters (2.87 x 6.22 in) |
| Weight | 95 grams (3.33 ounces) | 193 grams (6.76 ounces) |
| Build, materials | Plastic body | Aluminum frame, glass front/back |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Waterproof (IP?) |
📲 Display | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493) | |
| Display type | Monochromatic | P-OLED |
| Screen size | 1.3" inches | 6" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~5.3% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~80.5% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 4x15 pixels | 1440x2880 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Not supported | Capacitive Multitouch 10-points |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 12 PPI | 537 PPI |
| Colors | 2 | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | Not supported | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493) | |
| System version | Proprietary OS | Android 9.0 Pie |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493) | |
| Chipset | 16bit | 64bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 MSM8998 (10nm) |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: Single-core | Octa-core, 2 processors: 4x 2.7GHz Kryo 385 Gold (Quad-core) 4x 1.7GHz Kryo 385 Silver (Quad-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | feature not registered | Qualcomm Adreno 630 710Mhz |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493) | |
| RAM memory | 1MB SDRAM | 4GB LPDDR4 |
| Internal storage | 1KB Flash (EEPROM) | 64GB (50GB available) |
| External storage | Not supported | Until 1TB microSD, microSDXC (hybrid slot/shares the same SIM-2 slot) |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Dual-SIM Standby - Call active on one sim card (hybrid slot/shares the same microSD slot) |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 2 slots (Dual-SIM) nano-SIM (4FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | feature not registered | 1200/200 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Mono-Band 900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | Not supported | UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE Cat18 (Bands 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,19,20,25,26,28,66) TD-LTE (Bands 38,39,40,41) VoLTE |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-A |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | GPRS, EDGE |
📷 Camera | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | Not supported | 19.2 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | Not supported | 5056x3792 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | Not supported | 4K UHD (3840x2160) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED flash |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.0 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 25mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/2.3" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.22µm pixel |
| Autofocus | Not supported | LDAF/PDAF: laser/phase detection autofocus |
| Touch focus | Not supported | Supported |
| Image stabilization | Not supported | EIS: Digital stabilization |
| Zoom | Not supported | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | Not supported | Face detection, Smile detection |
| BSI sensor | Not supported | Not supported |
| HDR | Not supported | HDR photo/video on both cameras |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | Not supported | 13 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | Not supported | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | Full HD (1920x1080) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/1.9 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | 23mm (lens) |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/3" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | 1.12µm pixel |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493) | |
| Loudspeaker | feature not registered | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | Not supported | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | Not supported |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | feature not registered | MP4, H.265, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD |
| Audio formats | feature not registered | MP3, OGG, eAAC+, FLAC |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493) | |
| USB | Not supported | USB 3.1 Type-C, USB OTG On-The-Go |
| Audio output | Not supported | Type-C jack with 3.5mm jack adapter |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | Not supported | 5.0 + A2DP/LE |
| WiFi | Not supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac [wifi5] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) + MIMO WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| DLNA | Not supported | Supported |
| GPS | Not supported | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS, GALILEO, BeiDou |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | Not supported | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493) | |
| Sensors | Not supported | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Face unlock 2D Fingerprint sensor (rear-mounted) Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493) | |
| Battery type | NiMH (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) |
| Battery capacity | 500 mAh | 3300 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | Not supported | Qi wireless charging |
| Talk time autonomy | 2.3 hours | feature not registered |
| Standby | 50 hours (2.1 days) | feature not registered |
➕ Other features | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493) | |
| Call control | Not supported | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Not supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Monophonic | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | Not supported | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | External retractable antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Not supported | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Black • 16 Languages • Phonebook with 100 entries • Call records 10 dialed, 5 received, 5 missed calls | • Colors: Black, Silver, Green, Red • HDR display • Triluminos display • X-Reality Engine • Power delivery • 24-bit/192kHz audio • WiFi miracast • IP68 certified: dust/water proof up to 1.5m for 30min |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| Motorola StarTAC 130 | Sony Xperia XZ3 (H9493) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
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