Phone Comparison - Sony Ericsson Xperia mini vs Nokia Lumia 1520

Sony Ericsson Xperia mini
sony ericsson xperia mini
Nokia Lumia 1520
nokia lumia 1520
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Ericsson Nokia
Announced May 2011 October 2013
Status Available - August 2011 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White, Blue, Dark pink Yellow, white, black, red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 88 x 52 x 16 mm
(3.46 x 2.05 x 0.63 in)
162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
Weight 99 g (3.49 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8255 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory N/A 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.0 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (192 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.74% 71.44%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 20 MP, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Smile And Face Detection, Touch Focus 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video light, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps, HSUPA 5.76Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM, 320MB storage 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB, 2GB included microSD, up to 64 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW)
Capacity 1200 mAh 3400 mAh
Stand by Up to 340 h (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)