Nvidia Shield vs Sony Xperia XZ

Nvidia Shield

Sony Xperia XZ

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

-

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat9, 450 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Main camera
Main camera

5 MP

23 MP, f/2.0 , 24 mm
Primary camera resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

-
Primary camera video

video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera laser autofocus

-

laser autofocus
Camera features

-

1/2.3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers
Notifications

Vibration, Polyphonic, MP3 ringtones

Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB host

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

Push Email
Java

Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

No
Sensors

-

Fingerprint, accelerometer, barometer, color spectrum, compass, gyro, proximity