Sony has today launched their new flagship smartphone, the Sony Xperia Z in India for a price of Rs.38,990. The Sony Xperia Z features all the top-end specifications which you would expect out of a flagship device, but with the launch of newer devices like the HTC One or even the upcoming Galaxy S4 for that matter, the specifications of the Xperia Z feel just a notch lower than the above mentioned devices, mainly due to the fact that both the HTC One and the Galaxy S4 (well, going by the rumors) feature a newer and faster processor.

So, the Xperia Z is more of a competition to the HTC Butterfly, which has been in the Indian market for some time now and the LG Optimus G, which was launched last week in India. All the three devices are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor clocking at 1.5GHz paired with 2GB of RAM. The major difference between these three devices lies in the terms of the display as both the HTC Butterfly and the Xperia Z feature a 5-inch Full-HD display whereas the LG Optimus G features a 4.7-inch 720p display, though all the devices have a 10-point multitouch screen. 

Coming to benchmarks on these devices, considering the specifications, we can assume that the competition would be intense. Starting off with the Sony Xperia Z, the smartphone scores a total of 7635 in Quadrant standard which is slightly higher than the Optimus G which scores 7603 , but is lower than the HTC Butterfly, which beats both these devices in Quadrant Standard to score 7796 in our benchmark tests. 

Moving over to AnTuTu benchmarks, the HTC Butterfly beats both these device here as well, as it tops AnTuTu benchmarks with a score of 19858, followed by the Xperia Z which has a score of 18833 and the LG Optimus G trails here as well, as it manages to get a score of ‘just’ 17605.

Finally, putting all the three devices through the NenaMark2 benchmarks, there’s nothing to separate these smartphone but the HTC Butterfly has a slight edge here as well, with a score of 60.0 fps followed by the LG Optimus G at 59.9 fps and the Sony Xperia Z at 59.5 fps.

Overall, there’s nothing much to separate these devices as far as benchmarks are concerned and though the HTC Butterfly has an edge in terms of Benchmarks, but that comes at a price. The Butterfly retails in the Indian market for roughly Rs.45,000 which is quite higher than the Xperia Z, which is launched today for Rs.38,990. If you think even that’s too high and you can settle for a 720p screen instead of a Full-HD display, you should take a look at the LG Optimus G, which is currently available online Rs.31,000 but look around in your local market and you might be able to get your hands on one for about Rs.29,000. 

Take a look at our benchmarks video for the Xperia Z below and head over to YouTube.com/iGyaan if you wish to see the benchmark videos of the HTC Butterfly and the LG Optimus G as well.