Phone Comparison - Dell Aero vs Sony Xperia SP vs Asus Zenfone 5

general General Info

Manufacturer Dell Sony Asus
Announced March 2010 Available - April 2013 January 2014
Status Available - August 2010 Available - April 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Black Black, White, Red Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 57.9 x 11.7 mm, 68.6 cc
(4.8 x 2.28 x 0.46 in, 2.7 cc)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
Weight 104 g (3.67 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v1.5 (Cupcake), upgradable Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Marvell PXA310 624 MHz Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560
GPU Adreno 320 PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM N/A N/A 1/2 GB
Internal Memory N/A 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.6 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 360 x 640 pixels (210 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 47.72% 66.67% 63.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, CIF@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 3.6 Mbps HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes v2.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, miniUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1000 mAh 2370 mAh 2110 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 353 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 18 h 30 min (3G)