Phone Comparison - Motorola DEFY vs Sony Xperia miro vs Sony Xperia SL

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Sony Sony
Announced September 2010 June 2012 August 2012
Status Available - October 2010 Available - September 2012 Released - September 2012
Colors Black, White Black, White White, Black, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 107 x 59 x 13.4 mm
(4.21 x 2.32 x 0.53 in)
113 x 59.4 x 9.9 mm
(4.45 x 2.34 x 0.39 in)
128 x 64 x 10.6 mm
(5.04 x 2.52 x 0.42 in)
Weight 118 g (4.16 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 1700 / 2100 or HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - ST23i
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - ST23a
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.2 Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 800 MHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3610 800 MHz Cortex-A9, Qualcomm MSM7225A Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX530 Adreno 200 Adreno 220
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 2 GB storage 4 GB storage (2.2 GB user available) 32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 3.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.65% 54.23% 62.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization
Video Yes, VGA@30fps Yes, VGA@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 12 Up to 237 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot (Android 2.2) Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage (2.2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG - Supported Supported

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 not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1540 mAh 1500 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 238 h Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 545 h (3G)
Up to 420 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h 48 min Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min