Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia Sola vs Nokia Lumia 530

Sony Xperia Sola
sony xperia sola
Nokia Lumia 530
nokia lumia 530
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia
Announced March 2012 July 2014
Status Available - Released May 2012 Available - August 2014
Colors Black, White, Red White, Orange, Gray, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116 x 59 x 9.9 mm
(4.57 x 2.32 x 0.39 in)
119.7 x 62.3 x 11.7 mm
(4.71 x 2.45 x 0.46 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz) 129 g (4.55 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 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 [Similar] Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400 [Similar] Adreno 302 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5 GB user accessible) 4 GB
External Memory Yes, microSD microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (265 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 55.03% 59.08%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1936 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization 1/4'' sensor size
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light 480p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5GB user accessible), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes, microSD microSD, up to 128 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery (BL-5J)
Capacity 1320 mAh 1430 mAh
Stand by Up to 470 h (2G)
Up to 475 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)