Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Asus Zenfone 4

Sony Xperia SP
sony xperia sp
Asus Zenfone 4
asus zenfone 4
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Asus
Announced Available - April 2013 January 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White, Red Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
124.4 x 61.4 x 6.3-11.2
(4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar]
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 59.74%
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] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2370 mAh 1200/1600 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 192 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 10 h