Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 900 vs Sony Xperia L

Nokia Lumia 900
nokia lumia 900
Sony Xperia L
sony xperia l
Add 3rd Phone

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony
Announced January 2012 March 2013
Status Available - May 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, cyan Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.8 x 68.5 x 11.5 mm, 90 cc
(5.03 x 2.7 x 0.45 in, 3.54 cc)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 160 g (5.64 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 305 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.10% 60.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, VGA@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Up to 86 kbps
Edge Class 33 Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps DL, 25 Mbps UL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, HS Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1830 mAh (BP-6EW) 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)