Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia GX SO-04D vs Sony Xperia SP

Sony Xperia GX SO-04D
sony xperia gx so-04d
Sony Xperia SP
sony xperia sp
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Sony
Announced May 2012 Available - April 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 69 x 8.6 mm
(5.16 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
Weight 127 g (4.48 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 2100 LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU Adreno 225 [Similar] Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches [Similar] 4.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.64% 66.67%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, autofocus [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 1700 mAh 2370 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 380 h (3G)
Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)