Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SP vs Nokia Lumia 1520

Sony Xperia SP
sony xperia sp
Nokia Lumia 1520
nokia lumia 1520
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Nokia
Announced Available - April 2013 October 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White, Red Yellow, white, black, red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.6 x 67.1 x 9.98 mm
(5.14 x 2.64 x 0.39 in)
162.8 x 85.4 x 8.7 mm
(6.41 x 3.36 x 0.34 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 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 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Amber
Processor Dual-core 1.7 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 320 [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi) [Similar] 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.67% 71.44%
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, Carl Zeiss optics [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama 1/2.5' Sensor Size, PureView Technology, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 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 Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA+, LTE 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 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 32 GB, 2 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (BV-4BW)
Capacity 2370 mAh 3400 mAh
Stand by Up to 635 h (2G)
Up to 734 h (3G)
Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 27 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 25 h (3G)