Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Vivaz vs Sony Xperia L vs Sony Xperia SP

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Sony Sony
Announced January 2010 March 2013 Available - April 2013
Status Available - March 2010 Available - May 2013 Available - April 2013
Colors Pink, Silver Moon, Cosmic Black, Galaxy Blue, Venus Ruby Black, White, Red Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 107 x 51.7 x 12.5 mm
(4.21 x 2.04 x 0.49 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 97 g (3.42 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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 Symbian Series 60, 5th edition Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 720 MHz, PowerVR SGX GPU Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 320
RAM N/A 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 75 MB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT resistive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches 4.3 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 360 x 640 pixels (229 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 51.24% 60.81% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio 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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Video Calling, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection 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 Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@24fps, continuous autofocus, video light Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Wisepilot navigation Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser WAP 2.0 / xHTML (NetFront) HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 75 MB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 8GB included microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200 mAh 1750 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 430 h (2G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 5 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)