Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia L vs Nokia Lumia Icon

Sony Xperia L
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Nokia Lumia Icon
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia
Announced March 2013 February 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - February 2014
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
137 x 71 x 9.8 mm
(5.39 x 2.8 x 0.39 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 13 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Black
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 305 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.81% 70.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 20 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features 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 Carl Zeiss optics, 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Dual Capture, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps, Video Light, Stereo Sound Rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [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, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 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, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2420 mAh
Stand by Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 432 h
Talk Time Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 16 h 20 min